Spectators run after hearing gunshots in a shooting at the July 4 parade in Illinois
At least six people have been killed and dozens more seriously injured in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Illinois with the gunman still at large several hours after the attack.
Police identified a person interested in the shooting as 22-year-old Robert E Crimo, who has been described as armed and dangerous.
Robert E Crimo has been named a person of interest in the July 4 Highland Park mass shooting
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The shots exploded at the parade in Highland Park, near Chicago, about 14 minutes after it started at 10 a.m. local time, Monday morning.
Five adult victims died at the scene while a sixth succumbed to their injuries at the hospital. Now one of the victims has been identified as Grandpa Nicholas Toledo.
The 26 injured who were transferred to the North Shore University health system were between 8 and 85 years old and included five children.
Police described the shooter as a white man between the ages of 18 and 20, with long, dark hair, small complexion and a white or blue T-shirt.
A rifle was recovered from the roof of a building where the gunman is believed to have occupied his position before opening fire on the partygoers along the parade route.
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The events of July 4 were canceled as a result of the attack
Several July 4 events have been canceled in Illinois following the mass shooting at the parade in Highland Park.
The city of Evanston announced that it would cancel its Independence Day parade and celebrations in a post on social media.
“Due to a tragic mass shooting that took place earlier this morning in Highland Park, the city of Evanston will cancel the parade and celebrations on July 4 this year with effect immediately,” he said. the ad.
Evanston also closed its bathing beaches in response to the incident.
Meanwhile, the Chicago White Sox said the team’s game against the Minnesota Twins would continue as planned Monday night.
However, the celebration of fireworks on July 4 scheduled for after the cancellation of the game.
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Everything we know about mass shooting
Six people were killed and at least 24 were injured after gunfire erupted in a July 4 parade in the suburban town of Highland Park.
Witnesses reported hearing up to 25 shots fired just after 10 a.m. Monday CDT, which struck several attendees and sent hundreds of attendees to the parade, some visibly bleeding, running down the parade route. , leaving behind chairs, strollers and blankets.
Here’s everything we know so far:
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The photo shows children painting in the store while hiding from the active shooter
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A violent first half of 2022
By mid-2022, the United States has seen more than 300 mass murders and 15 mass murders.
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Person of interest identified as Robert Crimo
Police have identified Robert Crimo, 22, as a person interested in the shooting massacre. He resides in the area, according to police.
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The mass shooting was “very random, very intentional”
Lake County Sheriff’s Sergeant. Christopher Covelli described the mass shooting as “very random, very intentional.”
“This seems to be completely random,” he said at a news conference at 3 p.m.
“Very random day, very intentional, very sad.”
The motive for the attack is still unclear and the gunman remains at large.
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Spectators provided medical care to the victims at the scene
According to law enforcement, the brave spectators at the scene of the shooting helped administer medical assistance to the victims who suffered gunshot wounds.
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill said at a news conference that witnesses quickly “tied tourniquets” and administered “bleeding control” to the victims, which he said helped the fire department officials at the scene.
So far six people have died, while at least two dozen more are in hospital after the attack.
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Kamala Harris echoes Biden’s call for “more work to be done” on armed violence
Vice President Kamala Harris has echoed President Joe Biden saying there is “more work to be done” on armed violence, as she said she will head to Chicago on Tuesday.
“So the president and I have been in close coordination and are being informed of what is happening now with regard to the situation of the active shooter. We are sending federal resources to local law enforcement on the ground to ensure- we can help them in terms of catching the shooter and any investigation that comes next, ”he said.
“But right now we have an active shooter situation and so we are putting all possible resources into controlling it so that we can close it in terms of capturing that individual as well.
“I’m going to travel to Chicago tomorrow morning to go to the National Association of Educators NEA. And I was just sharing with some of our heroes, our local firefighters that part of what I’m preparing — unfortunately I was preparing before, resonates every day — is a whole section of what our teachers go through.
“They go to school to learn how to teach our children to inspire their ambition to create future generations of leaders and our teachers are also in training to deal with an active shooter. Our teachers need to learn to put a tourniquet to a child if he has been shot.
“And so when we look at the issue of armed violence and when we look at the dangers it poses to communities, it varies and it’s something we need to take very seriously. The president recently signed bipartisan legislation to address the issue of armed violence, but obviously we have a lot more to do. Thank you. “
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Victims between the ages of 8 and 85, including up to five children
Dr. Brigham Temple, of the North Shore University Health System, offers an update on the wounds of today’s mass shooting at the July 4 parade in Highland Park.
Temple said the victims were between 8 and 85 years old, including about five children.
He added that 19 of the 26 patients had been cared for and discharged.
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A gunman used a ladder in the alley to climb onto the roof of the building
The gunman who killed six people and injured dozens more in the July 4 attack used a ladder in an alley to climb onto the roof of a business.
From there, he opened fire on families enjoying the Independence Day parade through the streets below.
A firearm, described only as a long “high-powered” rifle, was located on the roof after the attack.
Sergeant Chris Covelli said, “It looks like access to the roof via a staircase in an alley was not safe.”
Rachel Sharp July 4, 2022 10:20 PM