Police believe motive for shooting that injured Rockford woman was reprisal

ROCKFORD, IL (WTVO) — Rockford Police have arrested 19-year-old Monterio Harrington in connection with the shooting that injured a 20-year-old woman.

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According to police, at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, October 9, 2022, the three suspects pulled up in a Chrysler 200 in front of a house on the 3100 block of Gladstone Avenue, got out of the vehicle, ran to the house and opened fire. Did. .

Neighbors reported hearing numerous gunshots that sounded like “fireworks,” according to court records.

Two people were in the house at the time, police said. A woman was grazed over her shoulder by a bullet that entered from just below the front window of her home and struck her while sleeping on her couch.

The shooting also damaged several nearby vehicles, one of which was hit 12 times.

According to police records, investigators recalled an earlier shooting at the address on July 8, 2021, in which Harrington was shot in his arm “by someone who left the residence” while sitting in a car outside. Shot and posing. The question of whether the October shootings were retaliation.

The victim reportedly told police a family member had been living in the house at the time of the previous incident, but had since moved out.

Police were later able to review surveillance video from the Orton Keys apartments on Ranger Road recorded earlier that morning. In the video, police said they were able to identify Harrington and his two other suspects from their clothing and vehicle, which matched video footage from the crime scene ring.

Harrington was arrested and charged with Aggravated Battery, Aggravated Discharge of Firearm, Aggravated Unauthorized Use of Weapons, and No Firearms Owner Identification.