In Highland Park, a northern suburb of Chicago, just 10 minutes after the National Day parade started on the morning of the 4th, a major shooting occurred. The local police said that as of about 1 p.m., six people had been killed and 31 people were injured. The police pointed out that, The gunman is a white man aged about 18 to 20 years old, with long black hair, short stature, and wearing a white or blue T-shirt. It is initially believed that the gunman armed with a rifle (rifle) fired on the roof of a building on the parade route towards the parade. .
As of 1 p.m., the gunman was still at large, and police urged people to avoid going to the scene of the crime and hoped that the public would actively provide clues.
Hailan Park is about a 35-minute drive from Chicago. It is a well-known affluent area. In May this year, the average median price of local house transactions was nearly 700,000 yuan, and the average annual household income was 213,256 yuan.
The police, the FBI and the Illinois State Police have been conducting house-to-house searches for the gunman in the area, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has found the gun.
The parade set off near Central Avenue and Second Street at 10 a.m. on the 4th, and stopped after about 10 minutes due to the shooting. Hundreds of people present fled. A reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times saw three mutilated bodies and five other wounded and bleeding people covered in blankets near the parade’s review stand.
Several witnesses said they heard gunfire. A witness said about 20 shots were fired. “I heard 20 to 25 shots, continuous. So maybe more than one pistol or shotgun,” said Miles Zaremski, a resident of Highland Park.
When the marchers fled the scene, they left behind chairs, strollers, and blankets. One witness said, “It looks like a battlefield.” “This shouldn’t happen in our country,” said one of the parties, Paul Chesler.
Senator Julie Morrison of Illinois was on the other side of the parade route when the shooting happened, “I heard gunfire, thought it was fireworks, and then all of a sudden a bunch of people screamed, cried, hysterical. Rush in my direction.” That’s when she knew there was a shooting. Illinois Congressman Brad Schneider said he and his campaign were also at the parade. “We are all safe.” , the country is more secure, “this is really enough”.
After the shooting, the National Day parades and fireworks in several nearby towns were quickly cancelled. Illinois Governor Pritzker said his team is closely monitoring the situation in Highland Park, and state police have also been on the scene. He said he will work with local agencies to provide assistance to affected residents.
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