at least six people They were killed and 24 taken to hospitals after a gunman opened rooftops fire on Independence Day Parade in American state of Illinois, police said Monday.
launch in Highland Park near Chicago disrupted the annual parade just After it started at 10 AM (3 PM GMT).
Officials said news conference that six people They were killed, 24 were taken to hospital, and a rifle was recovered from the scene.
“Law enforcement agencies are looking for suspect; Evidence of Firearm recovered city of I mentioned Highland Park on that it website.
“Many law enforcement officers are responding and have secured perimeters around downtown Highland Park.”
The police were searching for A white man thought he was between 18 and 20 years old, and asked public for tips for help find him. Police said initial reports indicated he had fired from a rooftop.
Immediately after the shooting, Midwest State Police force He tweeted: “Illinois State Police currently Help PD Highland Park with a active The case of the shooting that occurred at the Highland Park Parade.”
The Lake County Sheriff’s Office, which is responsible for The area Includes Highland Park, and city Near Chicago where the shooting took place also He said it was helping with “Shooting in The area of Independence Day Parade Road.
the sheriff office He did not say whether the offer had reached that point on way when the shots began, but the Chicago Sun-Times reported that shooting began about 10 minutes after the show began.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the show began around 10 a.m. but stopped abruptly 10 minutes after the shooting.
The Sun Times reporter saw blankets over Three bodies covered in blood. Several witnesses told the newspaper that they heard gunfire.
hundreds of The show goers – some of them bloodied – fled the parade track, and left behind chairs, baby Strollers and blankets.
The police said people: “Everyone disperse, please. It is not safe for me to be here.”
A video filmed by a journalist from the Sun Times after the shooting rang out out shows Collection on continuous buoy for play as such people run past screams. picture posted to me social media It seems show pools of Blood near overturned chairs in Downtown Highland Park.
Jenna Trawani and her son It was padded up with His daycare class is ready walk On the way to the show when I heard a loud sound sound That she thought was fireworks – until I heard people Shouting about the shooter.
“we just start Management in The opposite direction, she told the Associated Press (AP).
her 5-year-Old son He was riding his decorated bike with Red and blue curled ribbons. he and another children in The group detained small American flags. The city He said on that it website The festivities will include a children’s bike parade and pets.
Trawani said she was pushed by a son on the bike that goes through the neighborhood to get it back for them car.
In a video filmed by Troiani on Her phone, some of The kids are clearly startled by the loud sound noise They are scrambling to side of The road as a siren is nearby.
“she was just Sort of “Chaos,” she said. “it was there people Those separated from their families, searching for for they. Aharon just They dropped their wagons, grabbed their children and started running.”
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker said: in Tweet that he’s “closely monitoring the situation in Highland Park” and the Illinois State Police are helping.
Highland Park resident Debbie Glickman said it was on float parade with coworkers and group Was preparing to turn around main way when she saw people running from area.
Glickman told The Associated Press, “People started saying, ‘There’s a shooter, there’s a shooter, there’s a shooter.’ So we just he ran. we just he ran. it’s a like mass chaos down there.”
You didn’t hear any noise or see anyone who He appears injured.
“I am so terrified out,” she said. “It just Very sad.”
“our community He was intimidated by of violence shake us at our core. Our hearts go out for families of victims during this devastating time,” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rottering told news conspiracy.
come shooting with gun new violence on brains of Many Americans after the massacre on May 24th 19 schools were killed children Two teachers in an elementary school in Uvald, Texas, and May 14 attack that killed 10 people in a grocery store store in Buffalo, New York.
