US Army Special Forces Sergeant Arrested After Shooting in Illinois

Courtesy: Winnebago County Sheriff's Office

Officials say a U.S. Army special forces sergeant based in Florida has been charged in the deaths of three people and the wounding of three more in an apparently random shooting at an Illinois bowling alley. 

37-year-old Duke Webb has been charged with three counts of murder and three counts of first-degree attempted murder in the shooting at Don Carter Lanes. Webb is an active military man and investigators are in touch with the U.S. Army. 

Officials say Webb has no known ties to the victims and have not explained why the Florida man was in Illinois. 

Webb was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. He reportedly tried to conceal his weapons before his arrest but was apprehended without officers firing a shot. 

Officials confirm most of the shooting was captured on surveillance video. 

Police Chief Dan O’Shea said Sunday that the men who died were aged 73, 65 and 69. He didn't provide names.

O'Shea updated the public on the conditions of the other shooting victims: a 14-year-old boy was shot in the face and airlifted to a hospital and is reportedly in stable condition, a 16-year-old girl was shot in the shoulder, treated and released and a 62-year-old man is in critical condition after suffering multiple gunshot wounds. 

Webb is set to appear in court December 28. 

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