Rockford gas station murder suspect already linked to two other killings

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Deontez Williams, 35, already a suspect in two murders, has now been charged with a third after allegedly gunning down a man at a Marathon gas station in Rockford in August, 2022.

On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, at 4:56 a.m., Rockford Police were called to the Marathon gas station at 3299 S. Alpine Road, where they found 20-year-old Zamarye Charles shot, sitting in the driver’s seat of a car.

Charles was taken to a local hospital. Police initially said he was in stable condition, but he died from his injuries on August 8…

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