The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office reported on Wednesday morning (Oct. 23) that officers shot and killed a suspect in a Rockford shooting after lengthy negotiations to end a standoff ended instead in an exchange of gunfire. According to the report, that followed negotiations that led to the release of a hostage.
DeKalb County Sheriff Andy Sullivan issued a release early Wednesday morning detailing the circumstances that led up to the killing.
According to the release, the Sheriff’s Office at 11:03 P.M. on Tuesday received an Illinois State Police Emergency Network (ISPERN) report of a stop and hold request for a vehicle that was involved in a suspected shooting in Rockford. The suspect’s vehicle was registered to an address in DeKalb…