ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Antwone Lee, 28, has plead guilty to the murder of 52-year-old Herman Bowser, who was shot to death during a vehicle chase in January 2021.

Lee shot and killed Herman Bowser on the morning of New Years Day in 2021 at the intersection of Brown Avenue and Church Street.

Surveillance video from homes in the area showed Lee in car chasing and shooting at Bowser in a SUV for several blocks until Bowser crashed at the intersection.

Officers found Bowser lying in the road near a crashed vehicle, suffering from gunshot wounds.

He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.

DNA recovered at the scene also connected Lee to the killing.

Lee pled guilty to second degree murder.

He was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

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