4 dead, suspect arrested in 'senseless' violence in Rockford, Illinois, officials say

Four people were killed and seven others were injured Wednesday in and near Rockford, Illinois, in what the city’s mayor called a “random and senseless act of violence.”

Some of the victims, including a woman who fled a home invasion in Winnebago County and a man who tried to help her, were stabbed, officials said.

Police took a 22-year-old man into custody and were not looking for anyone else involved in the violence, which occurred at "multiple scenes" in Rockford and an area of the county shortly after 1 p.m.,...