ROCKFORD (WREX) — A 21-year-old male suspect was injured in Rockford after a robbery victim shot at him at a Stop-N-Go.Â
On Saturday, December 17 around 12:25 a.m., Rockford Police officers were alerted to a walk-in gunshot victim at a local hospital.
When officers arrived, they were told that two occupants of a gray sedan robbed the driver of a blue SUV at the Stop-N-Go on Charles Street, when a female passenger got out of the SUV and fired towards the robbers.
Both cars then left the area.
A short time later, witnesses saw the gray sedan drop off a gunshot victim, a 21-year-old male, at the hospital.
The gray sedan was then found near Auburn Street and North Court Street a short time later by Winnebago County Sheriff's Deputies, and officers arrested all three occupants.
The gunshot victim is still in critical condition, but listed as stable at this time.
After a review of the case, The Winnebago County State's Attorney's Office authorized the following charges:
Lashwell Gillis, 24, Rockford
Unlawful Use of a Weapon by a Felon
Aggravated Robbery
Armed Robbery
