10-02-2025
Police identify suspect in Rockford house party murder, currently at large
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Police are searching for 35-year-old Stephen Boddie, the prime suspect in the murder of a 19-year-old man at a Rockford house party last week.
According to the Rockford Police Department, the victim was killed in in the 900 block of 4th Avenue around 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, February 6th.
Officers arriving on the scene found both 19-year-old Dejuante Poe and an unnamed 20-year-old man who had been shot following a house party in which a fight broke out and Boddie allegedly opened fire.
Poe died a short time later at a local hospital.
Boddie has been charged with First Degree Murder and Aggravated Battery.
He is currently at large and wanted by police.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Rockford Police at 815-966-2900 or by leaving an anonymous tip with Rockford Area Crime Stoppers at 815-963-7867 or via the Tip 411 app.
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