Police: Rockford man tried to kill himself after shooting a victim multiple times

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockford Police arrested Mershon Wilkes, 33, after he shot himself and another man, according to court records.

Officers responded to the 1700 block of Montague Road for reports that a man had shot another multiple times on July 27, around 9 p.m.

Witnesses told authorities they saw Wilkes exit an SUV and shoot at the victim multiple times. The injured man ran into a house while the suspect drove away in the SUV, witnesses reported…

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