In July 4 US parade shooting, suspect held hours after 6 killed, dozens injured
2 years, 5 months ago

In July 4 US parade shooting, suspect held hours after 6 killed, dozens injured

Hindustan Times  

Robert E Crimo III, a person of interest linked to a shooting in the United States that killed six people and wounded more than 36, has been held. This was hours after a man - carrying a high-powered rifle - was reported to have opened fire from a rooftop at a parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Law enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., Monday, July 4, 2022. Hundreds of parade-goers were soaked in the July US Independence Day celebrations at Highland Park in Illinois when the area was gripped with panic due to dozens of fired bullets at around 10:15 am. The Highland Park July 4 parade shooting comes weeks after 19 school children and two teachers lost their lives when horror unfolded at a school in Uvalde, Texas.

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The July Fourth parade shooting paralyzed a boy. His life remains shattered 2 years later, mom says
5 months, 2 weeks ago

The July Fourth parade shooting paralyzed a boy. His life remains shattered 2 years later, mom says

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Keely Roberts counts the days, not years, since a deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in 2022 injured her and left one of her twin boys paralyzed from the waist down. “That horrific day lives on forever, especially in Cooper’s life, which irrevocably shattered.” Roberts and two of her children are among the dozens of people wounded …

America marks July 4 – with a string of mass shootings
1 year, 5 months ago

America marks July 4 – with a string of mass shootings

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. View more Here are just some of the …

Highland Park residents walk parade route where 7 were killed in Fourth of July shooting
1 year, 5 months ago

Highland Park residents walk parade route where 7 were killed in Fourth of July shooting

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — One year after a shooter terrorized July Fourth paradegoers in Highland Park, community members gathered Tuesday to honor the seven people who were killed, commemorate the day and reclaim the space to move forward. Many wore matching blue shirts — the local high school’s color — that read, “We Are Highland Park.” Attendees then walked last …

Highland Park survivor at Nashville shooting scene interrupts Fox News cameras to call for gun reform
1 year, 8 months ago

Highland Park survivor at Nashville shooting scene interrupts Fox News cameras to call for gun reform

The Independent  

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Week after July 4 parade shooting, a moment of silence
2 years, 5 months ago

Week after July 4 parade shooting, a moment of silence

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — One week after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade that left seven dead, the Chicago suburb of Highland Park held a moment of silence Monday morning to mark the exact time police say the first shot was fired. Churches in the community along Lake Michigan north of Chicago tolled their bells seven times. The …

Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help
2 years, 5 months ago

Amid chaos, some at July 4 parade ran toward gunfire to help

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before. “Things happen so quickly that your brain can’t possibly comprehend that there is an active shooter in your town, in your sleepy little neighborhood,” said Dr. Wendy Rush, an anesthesiologist with decades of experience working in …

Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack
2 years, 5 months ago

Business area opens for 1st time since July 4 parade attack

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A business district that had been blocked since a July 4 parade mass shooting that left seven people dead reopened Sunday morning in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. “‘Highland Park was always the one place I could go where I was safe and that’s taken away.’” Not all businesses were reopening Sunday. “Just to bring …

Police: Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Police: Parade shooting suspect contemplated 2nd shooting

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday. Lake County Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon said in …

‘Taken too soon': Remembering Highland Park shooting victims
2 years, 5 months ago

‘Taken too soon': Remembering Highland Park shooting victims

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — Two of the victims of a July Fourth parade massacre in a Chicago suburb left behind a 2-year-old son. The victims were Kevin McCarthy, 37; Irina McCarthy, 35; Katherine Goldstein, 64; Stephen Straus, 88; Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63; Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78; and Eduardo Uvaldo, 69. Irina Colon wrote on a GoFundMe page that the boy would “have a long …

Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape
2 years, 5 months ago

Deadly July 4 parade: Shots, then a frantic rush to escape

Associated Press  

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — David Shapiro and his wife brought their two young kids to enjoy the Independence Day parade in their hometown north of Chicago, snagging a spot in front of a boutique winery. The children’s parade in downtown Highland Park had already gone by, with about 50 school-age children riding bikes, scooters and tricycles. ___ The atmosphere along …

Highland Park shooting: Everything we know about gunfire at July 4 parade in Illinois
2 years, 5 months ago

Highland Park shooting: Everything we know about gunfire at July 4 parade in Illinois

The Independent  

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The ‘terror’ in Highland Park: The US is exceptional, indeed
2 years, 5 months ago

The ‘terror’ in Highland Park: The US is exceptional, indeed

Al Jazeera  

But why is it that American ‘exceptionalism’ is now manifested in such uniquely unhinged episodes of mass murder? On the morning of Monday, July 4, as the United States was gearing up for its 246th annual celebration of independence from Britain, the National Rifle Association – America’s ultra-powerful gun rights organisation – offered the following inspirational reminder on Twitter: “The …

Abcarian: It's emotionally draining to live in America right now
2 years, 5 months ago

Abcarian: It's emotionally draining to live in America right now

LA Times  

A police officer walks down a Highland Park, Ill., street on Monday after a shooter fired on the Chicago suburb’s Fourth of July parade. Times-Reporter via AP) The Republican governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, salted the wound by blaming President Biden and declaring that Biden’s “open border” policy was responsible for the deaths. I’m going into this gruesome detail because …

Highland Park shooting: Suspect charged with 7 counts of murder
2 years, 5 months ago

Highland Park shooting: Suspect charged with 7 counts of murder

Al Jazeera  

Officials say the suspect planned the mass shooting for weeks and had used a legally obtained weapon in the attack. Reinhart said the first-degree murder charges would be followed by “dozens of more charges” and that he would ask that Crimo remain held in custody without bail at the suspect’s first court appearance, scheduled for Wednesday. “He blended right in …

Highland Park shooting: What could be more symbolic of the US than 4 July celebrations ending in a mass shooting?
2 years, 5 months ago

Highland Park shooting: What could be more symbolic of the US than 4 July celebrations ending in a mass shooting?

The Independent  

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Video captures horrific July 4 US parade mass shooting in Chicago suburb
2 years, 5 months ago

Video captures horrific July 4 US parade mass shooting in Chicago suburb

Hindustan Times  

Another shooting incident in the United States - on the day the country was celebrating its independence - has been etched in the public memory in reminder of the gun violence menace the country faces every now and then. Officers gather at the scene of the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Shortly after the shooting, US …

Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

Uneasy US tries to fete a July 4 marred by parade shooting

Associated Press  

A shooting that left at least six people dead at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb rattled Monday’s celebrations across the U.S. and further rocked a country already awash in turmoil over high court rulings on abortion and guns as well as hearings on the Jan. 6 insurrection. “On a day that we came together to celebrate community …

Suspect planned Highland Park July 4 shooting for weeks: official
2 years, 5 months ago

Suspect planned Highland Park July 4 shooting for weeks: official

Al Jazeera  

Illinois Law enforcement have said that a mass shooting that took place in a community near Chicago, Illinois during US Independence Day celebrations was “pre-planned”, the suspected attacker bought the rifle used in the shooting “legally” and dressed in women’s clothing to evade detection. “During the attack Crime was dressed in women’s clothing,” which investigators believe were to conceal his …

Highland Park mass shooting: What, where and who?
2 years, 5 months ago

Highland Park mass shooting: What, where and who?

Al Jazeera  

Six people were killed and 36 wounded when a gunman opened fire on a crowd gathered for parade in Chicago suburb. A gunman has opened fire on a crowd gathered for an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago, killing at least six people and wounding 36 in the latest mass shooting in the United States. A shooter opened fire on …

The Haunting Scene in Highland Park, Illinois, Hours After the July 4 Shooting
2 years, 5 months ago

The Haunting Scene in Highland Park, Illinois, Hours After the July 4 Shooting

Slate  

HIGHLAND PARK, Illinois—At 10:14 Monday morning, an as-yet-unidentified gunman shot and killed six people at an Independence Day parade in this bucolic North Shore suburb of Chicago. Almost five hours later, the streets are cordoned off and empty except for police officers, media members, and a few oblivious cyclists who, one by one, slow to a halt at the corner …

Shooting at July 4th parade in Chicago suburb, 6 dead, 30 wounded
2 years, 5 months ago

Shooting at July 4th parade in Chicago suburb, 6 dead, 30 wounded

Hindustan Times  

A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing at least six people, wounding 30 and sending hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fleeing in terror, police said. Mayor Nancy Rotering said the violence “has shaken us to our core,” adding, "On a day that we came …

At least 6 dead, dozens wounded in mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois
2 years, 5 months ago

At least 6 dead, dozens wounded in mass shooting at July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois

Salon  

This article originally appeared at Common Dreams. Panicked children and adults ran for their lives Monday as at least six people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a mass shooting that took place during a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. Veteran Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies …

Six killed, dozens hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade
2 years, 5 months ago

Six killed, dozens hurt in shooting at Chicago-area July 4 parade

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest a ‘person of interest’ after several deaths during a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb. We grieve with the families of the deceased and injured as well as — Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot July 4, 2022 ‘Enough is enough’ Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said a police officer pulled over Crimo III …

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