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Shooting forces lockdown of Rock Falls schools
More details are being released about the shooting in Rock Falls that prompted a lockdown of several schools. The shooting happened yesterday morning near Dillon Elementary School, but no staff or students were involved. Police say the victim shot outside the school was a woman in her forties. She was returning home after walking a child to school when a man approached and shot her twice in the head. Police initially said the woman had been taken to a hospital where she was pronounced dead. Later reports indicated the woman survived the shooting. A witness says some children saw the shooting happen. After a search, police found the suspect’s body inside a nearby apartment. He had died of an apparent gunshot wound. Police say the body of a woman was also found in the same apartment. An investigation continues.
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