Rockford man sentenced to 85 years for 2019 Auburn Manor killing

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Mario Williams, the man who killed Robert Brooks at the Auburn Manor complex in 2019 and was then arrested in a Freeport raid, has been sentenced to spend 85 years in prison.

Williams, 34, was convicted of the crime by a Winnebago County jury last year.

Brooks, 32, was found shot and bleeding in a stairwell inside the apartment complex, located in the 4100 block of Auburn Street, on the morning of May 11, 2019…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS