Police responded to reports of shots fired at the motel on Colosseum Drive in Rockford just before 1am local time Sunday. The suspect was confirmed dead six hours later.
- Police responded to the shooting at the Super 8 in Rockford before 1am Sunday
- Officers discovered three people with gunshot wounds at the scene
- One of the victims was pronounced dead and the others are injured
- The male suspect barricaded themselves inside the motel and was confirmed dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound at about 6.45am
- Police said the suspect and the officers exchanged multiple rounds of gunfire