A man suspected in a Rockford shooting was shot and killed by police in DeKalb Wednesday after taking a hostage. Just after 11 p.m., the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office was given a stop and hold request for a vehicle that was involved in a shooting in Rockford.

The suspect opened fire on officers after several hours of negotiations to give themselves up. Those followed negotiations that led to the release of a hostage.

Details are scarce Wednesday morning after police in DeKalb shot and killed a suspect in a Rockford shooting after a hostage standoff late Tuesday. According to the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were sent to a DeKalb home after authorities were alerted that a vehicle registered to that address was suspected

DeKalb County Sheriff's officials said the suspect took a person hostage, but released them unharmed before the suspect shot at police.

A hostage situation that unfolded in DeKalb County ended after hours of negotiations with police shooting an armed man who opened fire at them, authorities said Wednesday.

Police shot and killed a man suspected in a shooting in Rockford, after he took a person hostage overnight and fired shots at officers in DeKalb Township, sheriff's officials said.

DeKalb County Sheriff’s Deputies shot a man to death Wednesday morning after a standoff involving a hostage, the sheriff’s office said. It was about 11 p.m. on Tuesday night when Rockford police notified other agencies.