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Five Killed, Sixteen Wounded in Rooftop Sniper Attack on Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Illinois: Reports

by Kristinn Taylor


The Chicago Sun-Times reports that five people were killed and sixteen more were hospitalized from a rooftop sniper attack on the Fourth of July parade in the northern Illinois Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Excerpt:

Five people were killed and 16 others wounded when a gunman started shooting 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off Monday morning, authorities said.

Shortly after noon (CDT), the Highland Park police said it remained an “active incident” and urged people to stay away.

A Chicago Sun-Times reporter saw blankets covering three bloodied bodies and five other people wounded and bloodied near the parade’s reviewing stand.

Several witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired. One witness said he counted more than 20 shots…


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