Highland Park mass shooting

The man alleged to have opened fire on a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., is facing seven counts of first-degree murder.

It's also unclear whether someone intentionally fired at the officers or if the shots possibly came from someone shooting off a weapon to celebrate the holiday. The gunfire came hours after the shooting in Illinois. Police announced six of the slain victims' names on Tuesday. Most of them lived in Highland Park. The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. That September, a family member advised police Crimo had said he was going to "kill everyone" and had a collection of knives, Covelli said. Outside the police tape, some residents drove up to collect blankets and chairs they had abandoned.

A 21-year-old arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a Highland Park Fourth of July parade has been charged with murder, authorities announced ...

There are no words I can offer to lift the pain of those they leave behind. "There are no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday with their community," Pritzker said in a statement. "There are no words for the kind of evil that robs our neighbors of their hopes, their dreams, their futures. You know, it was right on top of us." "We do believe [the suspect] pre-planned this attack for several weeks," Covelli said. (NOTE: NBC 5 will not be naming the suspect again in this story)

Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, who has been identified as a person of interest, preplanned the attack in Highland Park for several weeks, according to Sgt.

"And then I gingerly went a little bit forward, and all of a sudden I see blood on the cement, he said. "And all I wanted to do was get my phone, call, make sure we'd get reunited and get out of there." "He was the one who saved all of our lives," she said of her grandfather. "Our condolences go out to all the other families who lost a [loved] one today." The family has created a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses. Her boyfriend was shot in the back as he tried to run away. Another hit her father in the arm as he was trying to shield him. NPR's Cheryl Corley tells Morning Edition that some of those videos are "ominous and violent," including one that shows a stick figure with an automatic rifle and a person lying in a pool of blood. The man tried to flee but the officer called in backup and, after a brief pursuit, apprehended him without incident. Inside the car was a second rifle. Authorities spotted the 2010 silver Honda Fit driving southbound and conducted a traffic stop. He reportedly wore women’s clothing and possibly a wig to conceal facial tattoos and his identity.

Police detained a person of interest after a manhunt across the Chicago area. The shooting, in which six people were killed, sent a chill across the suburb.

One of the six who died, Nicolas Toledo, 76, was sitting along the route in his wheelchair when he was shot at least three times, according to his granddaughter. When officers attempted to pull him over, he briefly led the police on a chase before he was taken into custody. The shooting, in which six people were killed, sent a chill across the suburb. A 22-year-old man the authorities described as a “person of interest” was taken into custody after an hourslong manhunt. A high-powered rifle was used in the shooting. At about 6:30 p.m., officers attempted to pull over a Honda Fit matching the license plate belonging to Robert E. Crimo III, a man they said was a person of interest.

The parents of a young child were gunned down in a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, ABC News has learned.

The toddler was later reunited with his grandparents, according to Neukrich. Mommy's car come to get me soon,'" Dana Ring recalled in an interview that aired Wednesday on "Good Morning America." A seventh victim died on Tuesday, authorities said.