Highland Park, Illinois

A mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday in a wealthy suburb outside Chicago, Illinois, left at least five people dead and 16 wounded, according to ...

"The police started reacting, and I saw some people falling," Leon said. He told CNN he saw a number of people bloodied and on the ground and described the scene as chaotic. Warren Fried, who attended the parade with his wife and 7-year-old twins, said he watched the police and ambulance pass by him at the parade and afterward heard an array of gunshots. My team and I are safe and secure," he said. He said the attack appears to be "completely random" and the suspect appeared to shoot from a roof. A rifle was recovered from the scene, he said.

Sixteen people were shot and at least five people were killed Monday morning in a shooting at Highland Park's Independence Day parade, officials confirmed,.

"The public is advised to avoid the area of Central Ave and 2nd St. in Highland Park." We have both crisis and social workers available on-site to assist with family and friends of the individuals injured." You know, it was right on top of us." He said police are working to locate the man. "We're asking everybody to stay indoors," said Lake County Sheriff Sgt. Christopher Covelli. "Stay vigilant right now. He is wearing a white or blue T-shirt, according to Highland Park Police Cmmd. Chris O'Neill.

At least six people died and 24 were wounded in a shooting at a July Fourth parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers are searching for a ...

"People started saying: 'There's a shooter, there's a shooter, there's a shooter,"' Glickman told The Associated Press. "So we just ran. "It was just sort of chaos," she said. He and other children in the group held small American flags. "Our hearts go out to the families of the victims at this devastating time. Hundreds of parade-goers — some visibly bloodied — fled the parade route after shots rang out, leaving their belongings behind. He and O'Neill described the shooting as random.

Police launched a massive manhunt Monday for a rooftop shooter after at least six people were killed and 24 more were injured at a July Fourth parade in an.

"My campaign team and I were gathering at the start of the parade when shooting started," the Democratic lawmaker said in a statement. You know, it was right on top of us." "I was screaming and people were screaming," Bloom added. Six of those patients were gunshot victims and two others were hurt in falls. "There are no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families and children celebrating a holiday with their community," Pritzker said in a statement. Fourth of July events in other Chicago suburbs — Evanston, Deerfield and Skokie — were called off in the wake of the Highland Park shooting. "My team and I are safe and secure." Four were treated and released and the other four "are in good to fair condition and are still receiving care,” King said. "I will stand firm with Illinoisans and Americans: we must — and we will — end this plague of gun violence." The Chicago Police Department dispatched a helicopter and other officers in the manhunt, officials said. The city of Highland Park confirmed that there's "an active shooter incident" and urged all "individuals are advised to shelter in place." HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Police launched a massive manhunt Monday for a rooftop shooter after at least six people were killed and 24 more were injured at a July Fourth parade in an affluent Chicago suburb, authorities said.

HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois—At 10:14 this morning, an as-yet-unidentified gunman shot and killed six people at an Independence Day parade in this bucolic North ...

A short time later, a light drizzle starts to fall. As 3 p.m. approaches, the previously sunny skies are darkened by storm clouds. Abandoned parade chairs and baby strollers line the sidewalks, a short walk from where the shooting happened.

Here's a description of the gunman in the Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting in Illinois on July 4th.

We have both crisis and social workers available on-site to assist with family and friends of the individuals injured." You know, it was right on top of us." Law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect; evidence of a firearm has been recovered. The FBI also has established a tip line at 800-CALL-FBI. He said police are working to locate the man. On Monday evening, police released the name of a person of interest they are looking for -- Robert "Bobby" E. Crimo, III, 22. "I was screaming and people were screaming," Bloom said. The public is being asked to avoid downtown Highland Park as police continue to respond to the shooting "in the area of the Independence Day parade route," the Lake County Sheriff posted on Twitter. "We're asking anybody with any video surveillance that they may have, please review your cellphones," Covelli said. He is wearing a white or blue T-shirt, according to Highland Park Police Cmdr. Chris O'Neill. "We're asking everybody to stay indoors," said Lake County Sgt. Christopher Covelli. "Stay vigilant right now. Any business owners in that area we're asking, please, review your video surveillance.

A gunman opened fire Monday during a July Fourth parade, killing at least six. Police have not addressed or confirmed a possible motive in the shooting.

In April, police said flyers appeared in the area and surrounding communities on Yom HaShoah, the Day of Holocaust Remembrance, NBC Chicago reported at the time. The Jewish Telegraphic Agency reported that Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs told its staff that “there is information about Jewish casualties” and that its Chicago-based consul general, Yinam Cohen, was in touch with authorities and local Jewish communities. No one has been arrested, though police have named a person of interest.

Multiple people were shot and hundreds forced to flee during a July 4 parade at Highland Park in Illinois on Monday morning.

"Due to local events and out of an abundance of caution, the Glenview Fourth of July Parade has been canceled," the said. "As always, we are grateful for the first responders and law enforcement on the scene. "Our community was terrorized in an act of violence that has shaken us to our core," Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said in a statement. "At first I heard a pop, and I thought maybe it was a backfire from one of the vehicles that had passed already, or a firecracker," parade-goer Miles Zaremski told CNN. "And then there were multiple pops — and having been in the service a long time ago, it was not a handgun or a rifle, it was more an AR-15 or whatever. But there is much more work to do, and I'm not going to give up fighting the epidemic of gun violence." And there was a pause between the first set of pops and the second set of pops. "Police are responding to an incident in downtown Highland Park," the city wrote. "There have been no incidents or direct threats to Glenview. Glenview Police are now working to clear the parade area. People are being told to avoid the city's downtown area. The suspect carried out the shooting spree from a nearby rooftop, and is suspected to have acted alone. Chris Covelli, spokesperson for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, said in a press briefing around 2 p.m. local time that the shooting began at 10:14 a.m., less than 15 minutes after the parade was scheduled to begin. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage?

At least five people are dead following an "active shooter incident," according to a statement from the city of Highland Park, Ill. At least 16 people were ...

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I’m sick to my stomach every time news like this comes out, but I don’t wish the pit in your stomach as you call your family and friends to make sure everyone is okay on anyone. I grew up in Highland Park and this parade is a highlight of the year for so many families. A message on the city’s official Facebook page says, “SHELTER IN PLACE. Highland Park Police are responding to an incident in downtown Highland Park. All 4th of July events have been canceled. While there is no known threat to Evanston residents, the shooter is still at large; and cancelations are taking place in an abundance of caution. Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has issued a statement saying, in part, that “grief will not bring the victims back, and prayers alone will not put a stop to the terror of rampant gun violence in our country. I will stand firm will Illinoisans and Americans: we must – and we will – end this plague of gun violence”

(JTA) — A klezmer band was playing when a shooting interrupted a Fourth of July parade in a suburb of Chicago Monday, killing at least six people and wounding ...

As citizen of Israel who has lived in that country during terrorist attacks, the atmosphere on the street in Highland Park right now “is not particularly scary. I guess it’s because the shooter’s still at large,” said Mizrahi, who has been living in the United States since 2000 and in Highland Park since 2012. Tomer Mizrahi had anticipated a hectic day at Mizrahi Grill, the kosher restaurant that he and his brother, Eli, opened in Highland Park a decade ago. The shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, home to a substantial Jewish population, is at least the 250th in the United States this year. An Indiana-based Chabad rabbi said on Twitter that his teenaged son had been less than a block from the shooting helping Jewish attendees don tefillin, phylacteries used in prayer, when the shooting began. There are synagogues from multiple denominations, and substantial Jewish populations in many of the neighboring suburbs.