At least nine people are shot at July 4th parade in affluent Chicago suburb Highland Park: Bodies lie in street as witnesses describe shooter ‘standing on roof of a store’
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- The parade in Highland Park, Illinois, was suddenly halted as people ran for cover on Monday at around 10am
- Chicago Sun Times reporter was at the parade and reported seeing people covered in blood
- She shared a photo of the ‘bloodbath’ and videos from the scene which show people running for their lives
- Lake County Sheriff’s Office has not confirmed how many people were injured or if a suspect is still at large
- Highland Park is a suburban city around 30 miles north of Chicago that is renowned for its low crime
At least nine people have been shot at a July 4th parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, by an unidentified attacker who opened fire on crowds and marching bands from the roof of a main-street store and is now at-large.
Videos and photos from the scene show blood on the sidewalk and motionless bodies scattered on the parade route. Chicago Sun Times reporter Lynn Sweet was at the parade when gunfire rang out.
She has since shared photos and videos from the event which show people lying on the ground, and has described it as a ‘bloodbath’.
Since then, Illinois Governor JB Pritzker has confirmed that nine people were injured.
The shooter remains at large with a frantic manhunt now underway. Witnesses told local radio station WGN that they opened fire from the roof of a local store. No description has yet emerged.
Videos show the moment people watching the parade started running for their lives while a band, unaware of the unfolding horror, carried on towards them.
‘I saw multiple lifeless bodies, people in a pool of blood. It is sickening,’ witness Miles Zaremski told CNN.
‘If this can happen here in our suburb it can happen anywhere,’ he added, a reference to the quiet suburb’s low-crime.
