Ethan Austin, a 19-year-old from Rockford, Illinois, was shot and killed in the early hours of May 9, 2025. The shooting happened during a violent altercation in the parking lot of Broadway Food & Liquor at 2710 Broadway at about 12:20 a.m. A private vehicle took Austin to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 12:47 a.m.

Rockford Police Department Violent Crime and Gang Detectives investigated and identified a suspect. Later the same day, 40-year-old Andre Moreland was arrested in the 3200 block of Maryland Road on an outstanding warrant and was charged with first-degree murder; the Winnebago County State’s Attorney’s Office authorized the charge. Authorities continue to seek information about the incident.

Did anyone in the Rockford area see or hear anything in the Broadway Food & Liquor parking lot that night?