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Darian Bunnell

Case from Rockford, IL dated Jan 18, 2025

Victim Details

Darian Bunnell

Male

Rockford

IL

2025-01-18

22

Darian

Bunnell

07/03/2026

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On January 18, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Rockford Police officers responded to a local hospital for a gunshot victim. The victim, 22-year-old Darian Bunnell, had suffered a life-threatening gunshot wound. Authorities later determined that the shooting had occurred in the 4800 block of Javelin Drive in Rockford, Illinois. Despite medical efforts, Bunnell succumbed to his injuries later that evening.

Following an investigation by the Rockford Police Violent Crime Unit, detectives id ...
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  • https://www.wifr.com: Victim named in Rockford’s first deadly shooting of 2025
  • https://www.mystateline.com/news/police-man-suffers-life-threatening-gunshot-wound-in-rockford/
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    05/11/2025
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