DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said the suspect took a person hostage, but released them unharmed before the suspect shot at police.
CHICAGO -- Police shot and killed a man suspected in a shooting in Rockford, after he took a person hostage overnight and fired shots at officers in DeKalb Township, sheriff's officials said.Shortly after 11 p.m. Tuesday, the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office was notified of a vehicle wanted in connection with a shooting in Rockford, according to the sheriff's office. The vehicle was registered to an address in DeKalb.
Deputies used stop sticks to deflate the vehicle's tires, and it came to a stop near Rich Road and Nelson Road in DeKalb Township, and deputies saw the suspect was armed with a handgun, and holding another person hostage inside the car.
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