A police officer reacts as he walks in downtown Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, on Monday, where a mass shooting took place at a Highland Park Fourth of July parade. ((AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh))
HIGHLAND PARK, IL — Seven people were killed on Monday after a shooter opened fire on an Independence Day Parade in Highland Park, Illinois. In addition to the death toll, at least 30 people were wounded during the mass shooting at the Chicago suburb. People attending the parade initially mistook the loud sound of gunshots for fireworks, but upon realizing what was happening the revelers, made up predominately of parents with strollers and children on bikes, fled in terror.
An hourslong manhunt quickly ensued, reported AP News, resulting in authorities pulling over 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III just five miles north of the scene. During a news conference on Monday, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said “several of the deceased victims” died at the scene, while one was taken to a hospital and died there.
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Below are photos from the horrific scene at Monday's July 4th celebration in Highland Park, Illinois.
Law enforcement search in a building after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, on Monday, July 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A Lake Forest police officer walks down Central Ave in Highland Park on Monday, after a shooter opened fire on the northern suburb's Fourth of July parade. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune via AP)This undated handout photo provided by the City of Highland Park Police Department shows Robert (Bobby) E. Crimo III. Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said Monday, July 4, 2022, that police identified 22-year-old Crimo as a person of interest in an Independence Day parade shooting in suburban Chicago. (City of Highland Park Police Department via AP)A woman wipes tears after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)People check their belongings after the shooting. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) Law enforcement search the area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A man carries his belongings after the shooting occurred. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A woman looks outside from her home at the chaos below. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Law enforcement conduct a search. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)American flags are pictured where the shooting took place. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Officers from the Illinois State Police confer near the scene of the hooting involving multiple victims. (Joe Lewnard/Daily Herald via AP)People take photos of the area where the shooting occurred. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Law enforcement conduct a search of the grounds. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)People are escorted away from the scene. (John Starks/Daily Herald via AP)A stretcher is seen after behind the taped-off area. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Law enforcement search after near the shooting. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Sen. Tammy Duckworth, right, D-Ill., speaks as Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker listens at a news conference at Highland Park Fire Department Station 33, after the mass shooting. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)A police officer holds up police tape at the scene. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)People outside the Highland Park police department after Robert E. Crime III was taken into custody on Monday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)Two police officers stand their post, the day after a deadly mass shooting on the west side of Highland Park on Tuesday, as the American flag flies at half-staff on the east side. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)Elliot Lieberman gathers his folding chairs on Tuesday, one day after a mass shooting. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)A Metra commuter train passes through the Highland Park, Ill. train station, without making a stop, one day after a mass shooting in the suburban Chicago town Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)The Associated Press contributed to this post.
