Six people were killed and possibly more than two dozen others wounded when a gunman started shooting from a rooftop 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off Monday morning, authorities said.
Shortly after noon, the Highland Park police said it remained an “active incident” and urged people to stay away. Authorities continued to hunt for the shooter, and the FBI asked that anyone who had video of the shooting or possible information about the shooter call their toll-free tipline at (800) CALL-FBI.
A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies and five other people wounded and bloodied near the parade’s reviewing stand.
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/4/23194354/highland-park-fourth-july-parade-gunfire
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Shooter on store roof kills at least six and injures 24 at July 4th parade in affluent Chicago suburb Highland Park: Cops hunt ‘white gunman aged 18-20 with long hair and small build’
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Gunman described as being between 18 and 20 with long black hair, of ‘slight build’ and wearing a t-shirt
He used a rifle in the attack that he abandoned before going on the run; police are now hunting him
The shooter opened fire on crowds at the Highland Park July 4th Parade at 10.20am on Monday morning
Confused residents couldn’t tell if the gunshots were fireworks or firecrackers that were part of the festivities
The shooter is believed to have opened fire from the roof of a store on the parade route
Videos show them running for their lives once they realized a shooter had opened fire
Chicago Sun Times reporter Lynn Sweet, who was in attendance, shared a photo of the ‘bloodbath’
Witnesses say lifeless bodies lay in pools of blood along the parade route
Highland Park is one of the most affluent suburbs in Chicago’s North Shore, and it is known for its low crime