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IL: Elderly Rockford man shoots attacker on city’s east side
mystateline.com ^ | November 26, 2024 | Ryan Johnston

Posted on 11/30/2024 4:10:54 AM PST by marktwain

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Winnebago County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to an incident involving an elderly man shooting the suspect in the buttocks after he started attacking a female victim.

On November 25, around 10 a.m., deputies were called to the 8900 block of Bluegrass Drive for a domestic disturbance. The man told police that Nathaniel Brooks, 32, was pushing, punching and slapping the female victim.

The man called 911 and retrieved his handgun, according to court documents. Brooks continued to attack the woman and the man shot him in the buttocks with no intention of killing him, officials reported.

The woman told authorities Brooks began arguing with her and punched a hole in the wall before attacking her.

The suspect was taken to Javon Bea Hospital and was treated for his gunshot wound. He is now lodged in the Winnebago County Jail.

Brooks is charged with aggravated battery of a woman over the age of 60 and battery causing bodily harm.


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The woman Brooks was attacking was/is over 60 years old.

The incident occurred in Rockford, Illinois.

1 posted on 11/30/2024 4:10:54 AM PST by marktwain
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Father mother son ??


2 posted on 11/30/2024 4:18:04 AM PST by riverrunner
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No relationship mentioned in the article. My first thought was domestic, then it was drugs.

Could be both, could be neither.


3 posted on 11/30/2024 4:20:49 AM PST by marktwain (The Republic is at risk. Resistance to the Democratic Party is Resistance to Tyranny. )
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In the buetocks, Sir.


4 posted on 11/30/2024 4:21:21 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: riverrunner; stylin19a; SERKIT

Well...it’s Rockford, so;
mother father meth-head son.


5 posted on 11/30/2024 4:22:37 AM PST by Cletus.D.Yokel (When I say "We" I speak of, -not for-, "We the People")
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6 posted on 11/30/2024 4:27:46 AM PST by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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Right up main street!


7 posted on 11/30/2024 4:40:41 AM PST by Marko413
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If the cops had a file on the perp would it be a Rockford file?


8 posted on 11/30/2024 4:42:46 AM PST by Cowman
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Great. Now, i’ll NEVER get that song outta my head. :D
I like watching the reruns on a Saturday!


9 posted on 11/30/2024 4:47:00 AM PST by gimme1ibertee (Yeah, let's GO THERE. I'm ready...)
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I live there- in Loves Park, actually, this is the first I’ve heard of this. I do keep up on local news, but it’s not surprising that this information is taking so long to get to the public. The Rockford police department is NOT forthcoming with a lot of information.

On a personal level, last February or March there was a gunfight right across the street from my brother’s house at about 4 in the morning. My sister in law was outside with their dogs when all hell broke loose. Luckily she and the dogs were safe behind a retaining wall. My brother was in their living room laying on the couch. Only later did he realize that there was a bullet hole in his picture window,with a bullet hole in the opposite wall. Lucky for him he was laying down, if he had been standing up he would’ve caught it in his ear. They finally replaced that window last week.

The cops? PFFFT! They took statements, picked up over 40 shell casings from across the street, and nothing more was heard by anyone- not my brother, nothing in the media. Nothing. There is NO transparency as far as the police goes. Scanner traffic is encrypted. As you may have guessed, the democrats run that town, so it’s not surprising.

https://rockfordscanner.com/2024/11/29/8-more-shootings-the-rockford-pd-are-covering-up-from-our-community/

10 posted on 11/30/2024 4:52:39 AM PST by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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I’m from Alabama. It’s Butt Talks.


11 posted on 11/30/2024 5:21:34 AM PST by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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Good thing Roseanne didn’t see it. The suspect would have been going to the morgue.


12 posted on 11/30/2024 5:41:31 AM PST by Portcall24
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I don’t think if I felt that it was necessary to shoot someone, the buttocks would be the place I would have targeted. Seems rather risky, IMHO.


13 posted on 11/30/2024 5:42:10 AM PST by bigfootbob (Arm Up and Live Free!)
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One would think that this would change the attitude of the perp woman beater, but he will just do it in private now, not in public


14 posted on 11/30/2024 6:01:33 AM PST by Bob434
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Victim is lucky he didn’t make a 180 turn just prior to the shot


15 posted on 11/30/2024 6:52:15 AM PST by bigbob (Yes. We ARE going back!)
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16 posted on 11/30/2024 7:16:50 AM PST by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: marktwain

“Little bastard shot me in the ass.”


17 posted on 11/30/2024 7:22:00 AM PST by HartleyMBaldwin
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The caliber of the gun is not mentioned. Which matters very much to the wounded man.


18 posted on 11/30/2024 7:25:11 AM PST by lurk (u)
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To: Cletus.D.Yokel

Rockford: A jewel in Jelly Belly’s crown.


19 posted on 11/30/2024 7:31:30 AM PST by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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20 posted on 11/30/2024 7:43:43 AM PST by scott7278 (Those who beat their swords into plowshares usually end up plowing for those who kept their swords.)
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