UPDATE: Highland Park Police confirm 6 people are dead and two dozen are injured. A rifle has been found, but officials are urging residents to stay inside as the suspect remains at large. Police say the suspect likely opened fire from the rooftop of a store.
Police say the suspect likely opened fire from the rooftop of a store.
As you can see in video, people began to flee in panic as they heard heavy gunfire.
11:05 AM PT — Highland Park Police just gave an update at a news conference moments ago … they confirm 6 people are dead and two dozen are injured. A rifle has been found, but officials are urging residents to stay inside as the suspect remains at large.
10:31 AM PT — 5 people are dead, and at least 16 others were taken to a local hospital in today’s mass shooting — this according to the City of Highland Park.
New video shows panic and heavy gunfire at 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois pic.twitter.com/nBPpLUpr1P
— BNO News (@BNONews) July 4, 2022
10:12 AM PT — Authorities say the shooter is still at large, and surrounding 4th of July celebrations are currently canceled.
A 4th of July parade was the site of yet another mass shooting … this time in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
Highland Park Parade Shooting Video Footage
Park Parade Shooting Suspect Update
The parade started at 10 AM CT and 10 minutes in … gunshots rang out and an unknown number of people were hit.
Highland Park, Illinois police say the shooting suspect is a white 18-20 year-old male with longer black hair, a small build, and wearing a white or blue t-shirt.
The firearm was recovered from the scene. https://t.co/KqD14KTlHJ pic.twitter.com/1cXXQ3vULb— CBS News (@CBSNews) July 4, 2022
Cell phone videos show the panic among parade-goers … as they scrambled for safety, not knowing which way to turn.
A Chicago Sun-Times reporter says he saw blankets covering 3 bodies that appeared bloodied. One parade-goer says he counted more than 20 shots.
There are unconfirmed reports of 9 people shot. We do not know the extent of their injuries or if anyone was killed.
Mass shooting reported at the 4th July Parade at Highland Park, Illinois, United States. Over 25 rounds fired at the parade. Suspect believed to be a male with large yellow backpack. 250 mass shootings in United States in 2022. Three were killed yesterday in Denmark shootout. pic.twitter.com/vsDLh8lRWr
— Aditya Raj Kaul (@AdityaRajKaul) July 4, 2022
The scene was chaotic … people ran for cover, leaving their baby strollers and blankets. They seemed confused at first, but quickly realized this was the scene of yet another mass shooting.
My video.. I was at #Highland Park parade.. Terrified people fleeing July 4th parade when shooting started. pic.twitter.com/DSe0NJOuem
— Lynn Sweet (@lynnsweet) July 4, 2022
Police responded quickly and were quick to pull out their rifles and other firearms and equipment … looking for the shooter.
At the time of this post, the shooter had not been identified or captured.
Story developing.
