
4 dead, 5 injured in stabbing attack in Rockford, Illinois; suspect in custody
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ROCKFORD, Ill. (CBS) -- Four people were killed and five others were injured in an attack on Wednesday afternoon in Rockford, Illinois. Police said some of the victims were stabbed.
The brutal attack ripped through one neighborhood in a span of about 20 minutes. First, Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana said there was a home invasion near the intersection of Florence Street and Eggleston Road.
A young woman trying to get away was stabbed in the face and hands and seriously wounded. A Good Samaritan who tried to help her also was stabbed.

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