The Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office and Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force have released new information regarding the fatal shooting of a Rockford K-9.
According to a news release from State’s Attorney J. Hanley’s office, the name of the suspect is Malik Trotter.
The news release contains the following details.
Trotter got into a verbal argument with a woman at an apartment in the 3000 block of Jacqueline Drive Sunday afternoon before he left with the victim’s phone. The victim also told officers her son heard three gunshots before Trotter left the area.
A couple hours later, Rockford Police officer Jon Vargas and K-9 Nyx found Trotter in the 2800 block of 11th Street and Trotter fled.
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Vargas and K-9 Nyx pursued Trotter over a fence where K-9 Nyx caught up to Trotter. Before Vargas caught up to Trotter and K-9 Nyx, he heard three gunshots.
As Vargas got closer, he saw K-9 Nyx laying on the ground with what appeared to be gunshot wounds.