A Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park was halted by gunfire as onlookers fled in terror minutes after the event began at 10 a.m. local time.
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – Six people were killed and about 24 wounded as gunfire and chaos shattered a Fourth of July parade in this affluent Chicago suburb, and a manhunt was underway for the killer.
Lake County Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said the gunman apparently opened fire from a rooftop. A high-powered rifle was recovered at the scene, but the suspect should still be considered armed and dangerous, Covelli said.Hundreds of federal, state and local officers were involved in the manhunt and investigation, Covelli said. The Justice Department said Attorney General Merrick Garland has been briefed on the shooting and the investigation.
Highland Park, home to about 25,000 people, is about 25 miles north of Chicago on Lake Michigan. Clothing stores, restaurants and gift shops line the tree-shaded, brick-sidewalked street leading into the center of town, where a large American flag waves above caution tape and rows of police cars.Abandoned lawn chairs, wagons and bikes were scattered along the parade route. Sirens wailed on the 88-degree, overcast day as law enforcement vehicles flew past residential streets.
He said he tried to break a store window to get inside a building and ended up putting his son and little brother in a large trash bin with their dog. “They looked scared. They were panicking,” he told USA TODAY. “You never see those things here. It’s a quiet place.”Sharon Genest, 70, stood outside her home across from the fire house. An American flag and star decorations hung on her front door. She said she picked her 8-year-old granddaughter up to watch the parade Monday morning and was there when the local band members marching in the parade suddenly dispersed and started running.
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