Illinois shooting: Gunman found dead after killing one and injuring two at Rockford motel

Suspected shooter ‘found deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound’

Victim's family say he was returning to store to collect his car keys (AFP via Getty Images)

The suspect in a shooting at an Illinois motel which left one person dead and two others injured has died following a stand-off with police, authorities have said.

The shooting started in the early hours of the morning at a Super 8 motel in Rockford, Illinois, according to the city’s police.

Dan O’Shea, the police chief, said in a statement that a SWAT team was sent to the scene and that officers had found two victims with gunshot wounds.

He said that a third victim was “pronounced dead, also from gunshot wounds”.

Rockford Police said that the stand-off finished on Sunday morning local time with the death of the suspect.

The force said in a tweet: “The stand-off at the Super 8 Motel has ended with the suspect found deceased from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A formal release will follow once more details become available.”

Another fatal shooting occurred in the same city just hours before the motel shooting started, with local media reporting that a 21-year-old man had died from his injuries.