2024 Rockford stabbings
| 2024 Rockford stabbings | |
|---|---|
| Location | Rockford, Illinois, U.S. |
| Date | March 27, 2024 c. 1:14 p.m. – c. 1:35 p.m. (CDT) |
Attack type | Mass stabbing, home invasion, bludgeoning, vehicle-ramming |
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| Deaths | 4 (1 by bludgeoning) |
| Injured | 7 (2 by bludgeoning) |
| Accused | Christian Ivan Soto |
On March 27, 2024, four people were killed and seven others were injured in a mass stabbing in and near Rockford, Illinois, with the fatalities entailing two men, a woman, and a 15-year-old girl. A suspect, 22-year-old Christian Ivan Soto, of Rockford, was taken into custody and charged with several counts of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, and home invasion.