Robert Crimo, 22, was identified as a 'person of interest' and became the target of a massive manhunt across the town of Highland Park in Illinois, where a rooftop gunman with a high-powered rifle turned a family-focused 4 July parade celebration into a scene of death and trauma.
HIGHLAND PARK - Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country's most patriotic holiday.
Emergency officials said around two dozen people, including children, were treated for gunshot injuries, with some in critical condition. The shooting is part of a wave of gun violence plaguing the United States, where approximately 40,000 deaths a year are caused by firearms, according to the Gun Violence Archive website.
She added: "This is the day that we celebrate our country. This is also a day that our freedom got stolen from us - because many of us residents here, in this building even, we're all locked down."Don Johnson, who attended the parade, said he initially thought the gunshots were a car backfiring. Police officials said the shooting began at 10:14 am, when the parade was approximately three-quarters of the way through.
Dr Brigham Temple of Highland Park Hospital, where most of the victims were taken, said that it had received 25 people with gunshot wounds aged eight to 85.Police said the shooter used a "high-powered rifle," and "firearm evidence" had been located on the rooftop of a nearby business.US media reported that Crimo's online postings included violent content that alluded to guns and shootings. His YouTube and other social media accounts were not viewable Monday night.
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