HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS - JULY 04: Law enforcement escorts a family away from the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois. Police have detained Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, in connection with the shooting in which six people were killed and 19 injured, according to published reports. (Photo by Mark Borenstein/Getty Images) (Mark Borenstein, 2022 Getty Images)
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. – FBI agents are searching for evidence after a gunman opened fire on a Fourth of July parade from a suburban Chicago rooftop.
Reports indicate the gunfire was initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of people realized what was happening and fled the scene in terror. At least six people have died and 30 were hurt.
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The suspected shooter was taken into custody several hours later, about five miles north of the scene.
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