Police: Admitted Rockford gang member fires handgun in the air

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Aljeuel Steel Jr., 27, on multiple firearm-related charges.

On June 16, around 12:30 a.m., officers received alerts that four shots had been fired in the 500 block of Locust Street by a shot spotter system. A witness told authorities he saw Steel shooting a pistol in the air.

The witness also provided officials with a video showing the suspect shooting the firearm.

When police spoke to Steel, he admitted that he was upset because of a personal matter, which resulted in him shooting the pistol in the air…

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