Chicago shooting

Police say the suspect planned the shooting for several weeks before he targeted the Fourth Of July parade.

The man suspected of shooting dead six people in Chicago was dressed as a woman to hide his facial tattoos, in a bid to blend in as he escaped the scene, police have said. Mr Covelli said the suspect had been able to blend in with the crowd as he left the scene and headed for his mother's home nearby. Chicago shooting suspect dressed as a woman as he escaped the scene, police say

Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference that several of the victims died at the scene and one was taken to a ...

Police also found a ladder attached to the building. "Grief will not bring the victims back, and prayers alone will not put a stop to the terror of rampant gun violence in our country," Mr Pritzker said. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference that several of the victims died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. Officials told a news conference six people were killed and 24 taken to hospital, and that a rifle was recovered from the scene. Police were searching for a white male, believed to be about 18 to 20 years old, and asked the public for tips to help find him. Six people were killed and at least two dozen injured when a rooftop gunman opened fire at a 4th of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, turning a civic display of patriotism into a scene of panicked mayhem.

At least six killed and 30 injured in Highland park attack amid string of recent mass shootings.

I’m telling you, there is no better day and no better time,” Pritzker said. The violence sent hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles in the close-knit community of about 30,000 people fleeing in terror, police said. Police have not released details about the victims or wounded. Police are still investigating Crimo’s connection to the shooting and declined to immediately identify him as a suspect. Others just dropped their wagons, grabbed their kids and started running.” “It was just sort of chaos,” she said.

Police urged people to shelter in place as they searched for the suspect, who probably fired from a rooftop.

“People started saying: ‘There’s a shooter, there’s a shooter, there’s a shooter,’” Ms Glickman told the Associated Press. “So we just ran. He and other children in the group held small American flags. Others just dropped their wagons, grabbed their kids and started running.” “It was just sort of chaos,” she said. The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Armed FBI agents in camouflage escorted a family with two small girls across Central Street hours after the shooting. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims at this devastating time. In Highland Park, hundreds of parade-goers – some bloodied – fled the parade route after shots rang out, leaving their belongings behind. Hours after the shooting, with bystanders and media standing nearby, about a dozen officers suddenly dashed for a small office building half a block from where the shooting occurred. Blankets, lawn chairs, coffees and water bottles were knocked over as people fled. Her five-year-old son was riding his bike decorated with red and blue curled ribbons. They crouched at the glass doors before flinging them open and rushing in, rifles pointed inside into a dark foyer.

Law enforcement believe that Robert Crimo III, 21, legally bought the high-powered rifle he used in the attack. The suspect is believed to have disguised ...

US investigators believe the man accused of shooting dead seven people and injuring more than 24 others at ...