Police in search of two suspects in Feb. 25 murder

Online Staff Report

Warrants have been issued for two suspects in the Feb. 25 shooting death of 20-year-old Jimmy Hollins of Rockford.

Tommy G. Nabors, 19, and Damarius L. Nelson, 18, have both been charged with aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated unlawful use of a weapon. Police are asking anyone with information about their whereabouts to contact the police department at (815) 987-5824 or Crime Stoppers at (815) 963-7867.

At approximately 10:15 p.m., Monday, Feb. 25, Rockford police were called to the emergency room at Rockford Memorial Hospital in reference to a gunshot victim. Hollins was driven to the emergency room and carried into the ER by a person saying he had been shot. Hollins was pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m. He died as the result of a single gunshot wound to the chest.

Rockford police located the crime scene at an apartment in the 300 block of Underwood Street. They are investigating the shooting as a homicide.

Posted Feb. 28, 2013