Four people dead and five wounded in multiple stabbings in Illinois

A mail carrier is among the dead after a mass-stabbing in Rockford, Illinois on Wednesday.

Four people were killed, while five others were injured, in the attack in the 2300 block of Holmes Street at around 1:15 p.m.

Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd said her department received multiple calls to “multiple scenes”.

When officers arrived, they found four victims deceased. One of those in hospital was in a critical condition as of 4.15pm local time.

“We have a suspect in custody who is being interviewed at this time,” Chief Redd said, adding that they did not have any other suspects at this time.

Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana told reporters that they were dealing with various addresses in the area.

One victim had multiple stab wounds to her hands and face, the Sheriff said.

In a statement released to My Stateline, Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara said city leadership was shocked by the “horrific act of violence.”

“We can report that the suspect is in custody and the threat has been neutralized,” Mayor McNamara said. “Now that he is in custody, our primary concern is ensuring that our community members directly impacted by this violence are supported throughout their healing and recovery.

“We have multiple jurisdictions working on multiple crime scenes to develop an understanding of what transpired in an effort to prevent this from happening again. We will continue to provide updates,” the mayor said.

This is a breaking story and will be updated.