6 dead, more than two dozen hospitalized in shooting at Highland Park parade north of Chicago
Six people were killed and more than two dozen others wounded when a gunman used a high-powered rifle to fire from a rooftop on people attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday.
Authorities continued to hunt Monday afternoon for the shooter, and “the offender still has not been apprehended so far,” Christopher Covelli of the Lake County sheriff’s office and the Lake County major crimes task force said at a news conference hours after the shooting.
The gunman used “a high-powered rifle” that’s been recovered, Covelli said, and he fired from a rooftop. “He was very discreet and very difficult to see.”
He called the crime “very random, very intentional.” ...
The shooting occurred in a lakeside suburb north of Chicago at about 10am local (US/Central) time.
The latest reports I have as of posting this, the gunman remains at large.
Via ABC News Chicago:
Police identified the shooting suspect as Robert E. Crimo III, 22. He is from the area, police said.
https://abc7chicago.com/highland-park-police-fourth-of-july-4th-deerfield/12017116/
