The parade was suddenly interrupted ten minutes after it started when a gunman started shooting
Highland Park Police (Illinois, USA) investigates a shooting during the July 4 parade in Highland Park, a city of 30,000 people near Chicago. According to local newspaper The Chicago Sun-Times, five people have been killed and at least 16 injured.
According to this medium, a gunman started shooting ten minutes after the start of the Independence Day parade, a national holiday in the United States. A witness reported that “more than 20 shots were fired in quick succession”. The party is suddenly interrupted and hundreds of people have escaped to safety.
“Highland Park Police respond to an incident in downtown Highland Park. The Fourth Feast has been cancelled. Avoid downtown Highland Park,” City Mayor Nancy Rotering explained on Twitter.
Source: La Verdad
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