Highland Park Police Commander Chris O’Neill 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. Since the start of the year, there have been 15 shootings where four or more people have been killed, including the Highland Park one, according to The Associated Press/USA TODAY/Northeastern University mass killing database. “While we celebrate the Fourth of July just once a year, mass shootings have become a weekly - yes, weekly - American tradition.” “It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart by our uniquely American plague,” Illinois Gov. Their ages ranged from 8 to 85, and Temple estimated that four or five were children. Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness. NorthShore University Health Center received 26 patients after the attack. “Jacki’s work, kindness and warmth touched us all,” the statement said. Sundheim had spent decades on the staff at North Shore Congregation Israel, early on teaching at the congregation’s preschool and later serving as Events and B’nei Mitzvah Coordinator, “all of this with tireless dedication,” the congregation said in its statement announcing her death. Roberto Velasco, Mexico’s director for North American affairs, said on Twitter that two Mexicans were also wounded. Xochil Toledo said her father tried to shield her grandfather and was shot in the arm her boyfriend also was shot in the back and taken by someone to nearby hospital because they weren’t sure there would be enough ambulances for all the victims. Xochil Toledo said she remembers looking over at her grandfather, who was in his late 70s, as a band passed them. Police have not released details about the victims, but Toledo’s granddaughter told the Sun-Times that Toledo had spent most of his life in Morelos, Mexico. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said the five people killed at the parade were adults, but didn’t have information on the sixth. Crimo III about 5 miles (8 kilometers) north of the shooting scene, several hours after police released the man’s photo and warned that he was likely armed and dangerous.Īuthorities initially said Crimo, whose father once ran for mayor of Highland Park, was 22, but an FBI bulletin and Crimo’s social media said he was 21. Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said a police officer pulled over Robert E. “There’s no safe place,” said Highland Park resident Barbara Harte, 73, who had stayed away from the parade fearing a mass shooting, but later ventured from her home. 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. 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.ĭozens of fired bullets sent hundreds of parade-goers - some visibly bloodied - fleeing. He was shot and died at the scene, his granddaughter, Xochil Toledo, told the Chicago Sun-Times. The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day for the annual celebration.Īmong them was Nicolas Toledo, who was visiting his family in Illinois from Mexico. Until laws change, it’s going to be more of the same.”

“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. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. The July 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life.

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