Rockford Casino is considered a temporary location. The Hard Rock Rockford Casino opened in November in the former location of Giovanni's Restaurant & Convention Center. that a shooting took place at Bell School Road and Argus Drive. The department posted on its Twitter account shortly after 9:30 p.m. In the news: Initial plans for Hard Rock Casino Rockford just got a lot bigger Yellow caution tape encircled the casino's parking lot. More than 20 squad cars from area police agencies were on the scene of the shooting.
Police said they were not aware of how many people were in the parking lot at the time of the shooting or how many shots were fired. The investigation has been turned over to the Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force. The gun was pointed at the officers, and officers then fired upon the subject.' Redd said the officers 'engaged an individual that had a gun that was out in the parking lot at the casino. at the casino and multiple officers responded.
Winnebago County Sheriff Gary Caruana and Rockford Police Chief Carla Redd confirmed that an off-duty sheriff's deputy, who was working at the casino Saturday night, and multiple other police officers fired at the man and shot him.Īccording to Redd, the Rockford Police Department received a call for assistance at 8:30 p.m.
