Clifford Horton, 33, was shot and killed on September 25, 2021, on the 1300 block of Yonge Street in Rockford, Illinois. He was pronounced dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds. Two other males were seriously injured in the same incident; their names and ages were not released. The Rockford Police Department opened an investigation but initial public details about suspects or arrests were sparse.

Horton had previously faced a high-profile case: in 2011 he was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and related counts in the fatal shooting of 25-year-old Charles Spivey at a house party. Horton was later found not guilty of murder and attempted murder but was convicted of mob action. Testimony in that trial included a key witness, Brian Spivey, whose identification of Horton changed between a photo lineup and later grand jury and trial testimony.

No further public details about arrests or suspects in the 2021 shooting were available. If anyone has information about the September 25, 2021 shooting on Yonge Street, please share what is known with the Rockford Police Department.