According to US media reports, several persons were shot while participating in an Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois. According to Highland Park PD, at least six dead in this incident, ABC7 Chicago reporter tweeted from ground zero.
Approximately 10 minutes after the parade began, according to media reports, panic broke out as bullets were fired. According to US media, a shooter has been seen in Highland Park, Illinois. The Lake County Sheriff of Illinois, US, said, “We are aiding Highland Park Police for the same. Shooting in the vicinity of the Independence Day parade route.”
Witnesses are saying the Highland Park gunman was on a roof and had a semiautomatic rifle. One doctor said, “I did CPR on a 9-year-old until the paramedics pushed me off. This was a mass casualty zone. I saw two people eviscerated by the AR-15,” as tweeted by Shannon Watts, @shannonrwatts, whose bio says, “Founder of @MomsDemand, grassroots army of @Everytown / “Fight Like a Mother” author / Boards @WeAdvancePeace, @EmergeAmerica / On IG and TikTok @shannonrwatts
“Multiple persons were shot at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, according to an official,” the New York Post reported.
“Rep. Bob Morgan of Illinois tweeted on Monday that there were numerous injuries at the parade while he was there.
People can be seen escaping the sound of gunfire in a video taken by an apparent witness. JB Pritzker, the governor of Illinois, declared that he was “closely watching the situation” and that he had made the community fully aware of all state resources.
The Chenab Times News Desk