Shooting in Rockford leaves one man dead

31-year-old with life threatening injuries after shooting Wednesday night on 12th street near 5th and 6th Avenue.(wifr)
Published: Oct. 5, 2022 at 8:46 PM CDT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - A 31-year-old man is dead following a shooting on Rockford’s southeast side.

Police tweeted shortly before 8:00 p.m. Wednesday that a man was shot in the area of 12th Street and 5th Avenue and suffered life-threatening injuries.

He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where he later died from his injuries.