Six people were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire at a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, authorities said.
Five of those killed died at the scene, all of them adults, Lake County coroner Jennifer Banek said. Another person died after being taken to a local hospital, he said. Authorities are working to notify the families of the victims and have not publicly identified the killings.
A total of 26 patients were admitted to Highland Park Hospital, according to Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of the NorthShore University Health System. Of those who attended the site, 25 had gunshot wounds, Temple said. Ten of those treated arrived by ambulance, he said, and 19 of the 25 victims of the shootings have been discharged.
According to Temple, the patients were between 8 and 85 years old, and four or five of the patients were children.
Five more people were transported to Evanston Hospital, according to North Anthony University health system spokesman Jim Anthony.