At least six people were killed and two dozen were hospitalized after a rooftop shooter opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in the upscale Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Spectators scrambled for cover after the shooting.
At a press conference on Monday, local police said they were working with state and federal law enforcement officials to find a white male with long black hair and a small build who they said was between the ages of 18 and 20.
People were told to stay indoors while law enforcement searched for the shooter.
The city of Highland Park said on its website that evidence of a gun has been recovered. Several law enforcement officers responded and secured a perimeter around the downtown area.
Anyone with video from the parade is urged to give it to police.
Police deploy after gunfire erupted at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022 in a still image from video.Spectators thought the sound was part of the parade when shots were fired.
Everyone thought it was a display on one of the floats and then it opened up.
There was a shooting on the parade route. People are urged to stay out of the area to allow law-enforcement and first responders to do their work.
Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, said at a news conference that the community was frightened by an act of violence. On a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are mourning the loss of life and the terror that was brought upon us.
The Fourth of July events in other Chicago suburbs were called off due to the Highland Park shooting.
CNBC asked the White House if the president had been briefed on the shooting.
The May 24 massacre of 19 school children and two teachers at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and the May 14 attack that killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York, brought gun violence back to the forefront of Americans' minds.
This report was contributed by the news agency.
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