Chicago shooting

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.

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. July 5, 2022 6:27 a.m.. A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots ...

Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said a police officer pulled over Robert E. Crimo III about 5 miles north of the shooting scene, several hours after police released the man's photo and an image of his silver Honda Fit, and warned the public that he was likely armed and dangerous. "It was just sort of chaos,” she said. He died at the scene, his granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Chicago Sun-Times. Also killed was Jacki Sundheim, a lifelong congregant and “beloved” staff member at nearby North Shore Congregation Israel, which announced her death on its website. Police also found a ladder attached to the building. They left a trail of abandoned items that showed everyday life suddenly, violently disrupted: a box of chocolate cookies spilled onto the grass; a child’s Chicago Cubs cap; baby strollers, some bearing American flags, and children’s bikes. Until laws change, it’s going to be more of the same.” The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. They identified no motive for the attack in Highland Park, an affluent community of about 30,000 on Chicago’s north shore. Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill, the incident commander on scene, said the gunman apparently used a “high-powered rifle” to fire from a spot atop a commercial building where he was “very difficult to see.” He said the rifle was recovered at the scene. Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said at a news conference “several of the deceased victims” died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and died there. “We don’t blink anymore. “It definitely hits a lot harder when it’s not only your hometown but it’s also right in front of you,” resident Ron Tuazon said as he and a friend returned to the parade route Monday evening to retrieve chairs, blankets and a child’s bike that he and his family abandoned when the shooting began.

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As of early Monday morning, at least 57 people had been shot in Chicago alone over the Fourth of July weekend, nine of them fatally.

In Philadelphia, two police officers were shot near the Philadelphia Museum of Art on Monday night. Two men, 27 and 25, from other Indiana communities and an Illinois woman, 20, died at the scene. But it was part of a pattern: the brutal ubiquity of gun violence in a nation with more firearms than people. The shooting was first reported by local news outlets, including The Chicago Sun-Times. Four people were injured in a shooting in Kansas City, Mo., and six were injured in a shooting in Richmond, Va. But there is little evidence to suggest that they work.

Nicolas Toledo was the first victim identified as of late Monday (July 4) by his family after a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on families at the parade on the ...

Toledo, in his 70s, had been visiting his family for about the past month. The North Shore Congregation Israel confirmed her death in an email to congregants. Nicolas Toledo was the first victim identified as of late Monday (July 4) by his family after a gunman on a rooftop opened fire on families at the parade on the same day, killing six and wounding more than 36.

The suspected shooter who attacked an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb bought his gun legally, fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd from a ...

He apparently shot into the crowd at random, police said. How did somebody become this angry, this hateful?" Children waved American flags as parents and grandparents relaxed in folding chairs. Since then, the court has thrown out a ruling by a lower federal court upholding Maryland's ban on assault weapons. One reason he wore women's clothing was to hide facial tattoos, police said. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

At least six people were killed and dozens of others were wounded in a mass shooting at a July Fourth parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

"This morning at 10:14, our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core," said Highland Park Mayor Rotering, at a news conference. In the wake of the shooting, five adults were dead on the scene and a sixth person died after being taken to the hospital, officials said. The shooting occurred on the Independence Day parade route. Police urged people in the area to stay indoors while law enforcement searched for the gunman. The shooting comes just days after Congress passed the most significant gun control reform bill in decades. The gunfire sent hundreds of people scrambling for cover.

Shooting injured dozens and killed six, including 76-year-old grandfather Nicolas Toledo and teacher Jacki Sundheim.

His sons wanted to take care of him and be more in his life, and then this tragedy happened,” his granddaughter said. “There are no words sufficient to express the depth of our grief for Jacki’s death and sympathy for her family and loved ones.” Toledo was sitting in his wheelchair when he was hit.

Within hours, the shooting became the latest fodder for the ongoing political debates on gun rights and the causes of gun violence. President Joe Biden: "Jill ...

- U.S. Rep. Sean Casten (@GOPand SCOTUS have created. - U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth ( - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin ( - "The shooter is still at large, so let's pray for justice to prevail and then let's move on and let's celebrate the independence of this nation." - Within hours, the shooting became the latest fodder for the ongoing political debates on gun rights and the causes of gun violence. Gov. J.B. Pritzker: "There are no words for the kind of monster who lies in wait and fires into a crowd of families with children celebrating a holiday with their community."

Chicago police say the shooter fired more than 70 shots from a high-powered AR-15-style rifle down into a parade crowd from the roof of a commercial ...

Investigators interrogated the suspect and reviewed his social media and posts. The suspect, Robert Crimo III, was later pulled over and arrested by police officers—after he initially evaded them by dressing like a woman. Chicago police say the shooter fired more than 70 shots from a high-powered, AR-15-style rifle down into a parade crowd from the roof of a commercial building in Highland Park, Ill., on the Fourth of July. Another victim died Monday at the hospital, bringing the death toll to seven.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- First-degree murder charges have been filed against Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, the accused gunman in Monday's deadly mass shooting at the ...

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 ...

Portraits of some of those who died began to emerge Tuesday as investigators continued to search for evidence in the shooting that killed at least seven and ...

He recalled that Katherine, an avid bird watcher, said she wanted to be cremated and to have her remains scattered in the Montrose Beach area of Chicago, where there is a bird sanctuary. The newspaper reported that he was hit by three bullets Monday and died at the scene. Sundheim, meanwhile, was regaled as a lifelong congregant and “beloved” staff member at North Shore Congregation Israel, where she had worked for decades, the Reform synagogue said on its website. “At two years old, Aiden is left in the unthinkable position; to grow up without his parents,” wrote Irina Colon on a GoFundMe account she created for the family and Aiden, who was reunited with his grandparents Monday evening. “Jacki’s work, kindness and warmth touched us all,” synagogue leaders wrote in a message on their website. Straus, a Chicago financial adviser, was one of the first observers at the parade and attended it every year, his grandchildren said.

The parents of a 2-year-old child, Aiden, who was found wandering alone after the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, ...

At least 35 people were injured in the shooting. "Aiden will be cared for by his loving family and he will have a long road ahead to heal, find stability, and ultimately navigate life as an orphan. The police later handed him over to his grandparents, officials said.

The man charged Tuesday with opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles,.

The shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. The legal fight ended at the U.S. Supreme Court’s doorstep in 2015 when justices declined to hear the case and let the suburb’s restrictions remain in place. In 2013, Highland Park officials approved a ban on semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. Until laws change, it’s going to be more of the same.” “How did somebody become this angry, this hateful, to then take it out on innocent people who literally were just having a family day out?” In other developments, authorities reported the death of a seventh person. Task force spokesman Christopher Covelli said police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, but said there was no sign he had any guns at the time, in September 2019. Outside the police tape, some residents drove up to collect blankets and chairs they abandoned. The shots were initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of revelers fled in terror. In all, police said, he purchased five firearms, which were recovered by officers at his father’s home. He promised that dozens more charges would be sought. At the time “there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger” and deny the application, state police said in a statement.

The suspected gunman in a July 4 parade shooting in Illinois was charged with seven counts of first degree murder for allegedly carrying out the attack that ...

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What began as a beloved July 4th tradition ended in tragedy after a gunman opened fire on a holiday parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., ...

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