Illinois home intruder fatally stabbed during break-in attempt in Rockford
A man trying to force his way into a northern Illinois home died early Thursday after one of the residents there stabbed him, police said. The man ...
A man trying to force his way into a northern Illinois home died early Thursday after one of the residents there stabbed him, police said. The man was trying to enter the home around 1:50 a.m., the Rockford Police Department said. A man and a woman inside the home were able to block the door and prevent the intruder from entering, but the suspect broke out a window and began hitting one of the residents with a piece of lumber, police said . As the suspect continued trying to enter the home, the male resident retrieved a kitchen knife and was able to strike the suspect in the area of his neck and a shoulder, police said.