HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a suspect who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said Monday.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference that the gunman apparently opened fire on parade-goers from a rooftop using a rifle that was recovered at the scene. He didn’t know which building. Hundreds of parade-goers — some visibly bloodied — fled the parade route after shots rang out, leaving their belongings behind. Video shot by a Sun-Times journalist after the gunfire rang out shows a band on a float continuing to play as people run past, screaming.
Armed FBI agents in camouflage escorted a family with two small girls across Central Street hours after the shooting. The children looked visibly frightened even as their mother attempted to reassure them that the agents leading and flanking them would protect them.Highland Park Police initially said in a statement early Monday afternoon that five people had been killed and 19 people were taken to hospitals. but those numbers were revised at the news conference.
WTG Lightfoot aka Beetlejuice!
Police now say 6 people are dead and 24 were wounded in Monday's shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill. Officials there are asking people to shelter in place while they search for the suspect.
And the Supreme Court has made it easier for some asshole to go into a crowded outdoor space with his weapon! It’s disgusting!
Nothing more American than gun violence.
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