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Four people, including a 15-year-old girl and a postal worker, were killed in the attacks, while seven others were injured. The victims were identified as 49-year-old Jay P. Larson, 15-year-old Jenna A. Newcomb, 23-year-old Jacob D. Schupbach, and 63-year-old Ramona L. Schupbach. The
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Christian Ivan Soto, had several traffic violations, with one incident in 2022 resulting in Soto receiving a sentence of six months of supervision. Soto had also been charged with damage to property in September 2022.
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who confronted the suspect and prevented the loss of more innocent life", and pledged that his administration "will do everything in its power to help the people of
Rockford and the broader community recover from this traumatic event".
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Schupbach's house to smoke
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163:, after which he retrieved a knife from the kitchen and fatally stabbed Schupbach, along with his 63-year-old mother, Ramona. Additionally, witnesses reported seeing Soto enter a black
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