About 5 people died and 16 others were injured by a shooting this Monday in a parade for the Independence Day of the United States in the town of Highland Park, Illinois, the city’s Mayor’s Office reported in a statement.
Security forces were looking for the suspect in the shooting, according to the mayor’s office, which asked neighbors to seek refuge because there was still danger.
The moment of panic that was lived in the parade of the 4th of July in Highland Park, Illinois. pic.twitter.com/rs0x31euAS
– José Luis Morales (@JLM_Noticias) July 4, 2022
Security forces obtained evidence that the suspect had a firearm, according to the statement.
the shooting it came regarding 10 minutes following the parade started at 9:00 local time and caused dozens of people to start running scared by the sound of gunfire, show videos broadcast on social networks.
to the parade authorities had come, including the governor of Illinois, Democrat Jay Robert Pritzker, and Democratic legislator Brad Schnider.
Schnider explained on Twitter that he has received information regarding “loss of life and injuries”although he did not provide further details.
There are 5 dead and 16 injured in the shooting of the 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. The shooter has fled pic.twitter.com/HIrLRxKRjI
– Unika???? (@unikamix) July 4, 2022
“My condolences to the families and their loved ones. My prayers are with the injured and their community. I promise to do everything I can to keep our children, our cities, our nation safe. Enough, enough!” he said on Twitter.
Highland Park is a residential area approximately 40 kilometers from Chicago where regarding 30,000 people live, according to the 2020 census.
Law enforcement give description of suspect in Highland Park parade shooting: Described as 18-20yo white male, longer black hair, slight build. A gun was recovered at the scene: https://t.co/bMCmq8AHHx pic.twitter.com/UL33Qn08Lh
— WGN TV News (@WGNNews) July 4, 2022
report a new #shooting in #USAthis time during an Independence Day parade in North Highland Park, Illinois, north of #ChicagoSo far there are at least nine victims. pic.twitter.com/uhcSTLg8xn
— contacto.news (@contactonews1) July 4, 2022
????????#USA ????#URGENT | After the shooting in Highland Park, in #Illinois, a doctor said: “I did CPR on a 9-year-old boy until the paramedics pushed me. This was a mass casualty zone. I saw two people disemboweled by the AR-15″
pic.twitter.com/owDkvu6rJC— Rochex Rababel Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) July 4, 2022
????????#USA | Moments that the shots are heard during the independence parade in Highland Park, in #Illinois. This shooting leaves 5 dead and 16 wounded. #RochexRB27 pic.twitter.com/Tr3G0OToGX
— Rochex Rababel Robinson Bonilla (@RochexRB27) July 4, 2022
