4th of July

Multiple people are feared dead following reports of a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday, the 4th of July.

My campaign team and I were gathering at the start of the parade when the shooting started," Schnider wrote. "My team and I are safe and secure. "Hearing of loss of life and others injured. The Lake County Sheriff's Office, where Highland Park is located, confirmed that a shooting had occurred and urged people to stay out of the area. He confirmed he is safe in a tweet, but did not offer anydetails regarding the situation. The number of victims remains unclear.

Highland Park officials are urging people downtown to shelter in place. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker tweeted, "State police are on the scene and we have made all ...

We will continue working with local officials to help those affected.— Governor JB Pritzker (@GovPritzker) July 4, 2022 We will continue working with local officials to help those affected." Enough is enough!"

Highland Park police say 19 people were taken to hospitals and authorities are still searching for the suspect. Gunfire at a Fourth of July parade in ...

A children’s bike and pet parade also was scheduled to start 30 minutes before the main parade. My condolences to the family and loved ones; my prayers for the injured and for my community; and my commitment to do everything I can to make our children, our towns, our nation safer. Miles Zaremski, a Highland Park resident, told the Chicago Sun-Times: “I heard 20 to 25 shots, which were in rapid succession. My team and I are safe and secure.” The parade was suddenly halted 10 minutes after it started later after shots were fired. It was unclear if the five dead were among the 19 hospitalized.

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Multiple northern Chicago suburbs canceled Fourth of July events following a mass shooting along the Highland Park Independence Day Parade route Monday.

"The public is advised to avoid the area of Central Ave and 2nd St. in Highland Park." "While there is no known threat to Evanston residents, the shooter is still at large; therefore, cancelations are taking place in an abundance of caution," the suburb stated in an alert. "The Illinois State Police is currently assisting Highland Park PD with an active shoot situation that occurred at the Highland Park Parade," police tweeted. The public is being asked to avoid downtown Highland Park Monday as police respond to a shooting "in the area of the Independence Day parade route," the Lake County Sheriff posted on Twitter. "Our thoughts are with our Highland Park neighbors," the suburb said in an alert to residents. Glencoe officials said the village was canceling its Fourth of July parade as the city urged residents to "remain home" with the "threat still at large."

Authorities say police are responding a shooting at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb. No casualties have been officially reported, but witnesses ...

“People started saying: ‘There’s a shooter, there’s a shooter, there’s a shooter,'” Glickman told the Associated Press. “So we just ran. It was just sort of chaos,” she said. He and other children in the group held small American flags. A photo posted to social media appeared to show pools of blood near upturned chairs in downtown Highland Park. Police said the suspect should be considered armed and dangerous. Several witnesses told the newspaper that they heard gunfire.