According to the Illinois State Police, the driver of the vehicle that police tried to pull over, a 27-year-old man, was taken into custody and taken to a hospital.
Police did not say what charges the driver faces or why police were trying to stop his vehicle.
The name of the victim is being withheld pending family notification.
According to police, Rockford Police Chief Dan O’Shea has called in the Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force for reconstruction of the crash and investigation. The (Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force) is leading this open and on-going investigation, and no additional information will be released at this time, the Illinois State Police said in a Sunday night news release.
ROCKFORD Investigations into two recent shootings by Winnebago County Sheriff s Department deputies and a Rockford Police Department officer could take another four to six months to conclude, officials said Thursday.
Detectives from area departments assigned to the Winnebago-Boone County Integrity Task Force are investigating the fatal April 10 shooting of Faustin Guetigo, 27, and the non-fatal April 11 shooting of Jose Gonzalez, 19. Their findings will help Winnebago County State s Attorney J. Hanley determine if the shootings were lawful.
Hanley stressed that information he has released, and videos released by the respective law enforcement agencies, was part of an effort to be as transparent as possible. He said authorities understanding of what occurred could change as more information is revealed.
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ROCKFORD About 50 people gathered outside of City Hall Saturday afternoon to protest the most recent police-involved shootings in the area.
May 30th Alliance spokesman Leslie Rolfe distributed booklets documenting the history of the Winnebago-Boone County Integrity Task Force.
The assembled crowd then took to the streets, marching west along East State Street.
Some carried signs while others chanted “No justice, no peace” and “Black lives matter.”
The demonstrators crossed the Rock River and marched to the Winnebago County Administration Building on Elm Street, where they scrawled messages of protest on the sidewalk including “They can’t kill us all” and “We want justice.”