6 dead, more than two dozen hospitalized in shooting at Highland Park parade

6 dead, more than two dozen hospitalized in shooting at Highland Park parade

ByIllinois Public Radio

HIGHLAND PARK – Six people were killed and dozens wounded when a gunman used a high-powered rifle to fire from a rooftop on people attending the Highland Park Fourth of July parade Monday. At 6:45 p.m., the Highland Park police said a “person of interest” identified “through investigative leads” as Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, 22,…

President, Governor and other leaders react to Highland Park mass shooting

President, Governor and other leaders react to Highland Park mass shooting

ByReginald Hardwick

HIGHLAND PARK — A gunman opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday. He killed at least six people and wounded 24. Police say hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on bicycles fled in terror. The suspect, who had apparently fired from a concealed spot on a rooftop, remained…