Gunman Kills 7, Injures Dozens at Chicago-Area 4th of July Parade
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On Monday, a gunman killed seven people and injured dozens more at a Fourth of July Parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
Multiple news sources indicated that a person of interest, 21-year-old Robert Crimo, had been detained but not charged as of Tuesday morning. Police say the gunman appeared to randomly open fire while standing on a rooftop, and that the high-powered rifle gunshots were initially mistaken for fireworks. The holiday attack was the latest mass shooting in a recent string that included the murder of 21 people at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas and the racially-motivated murder of 10 people at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York.
President Joe Biden said that he and First Lady Jill Biden were “shocked by the senseless gun violence that has yet again brought grief to an American community on this Independence Day.” On June 25, Biden signed the widest-ranging gun safety legislation passed by Congress in decades, which includes enhanced background checks and increased funding for school safety and red-flag laws.
Sources across the spectrum highlighted the shooting and the alleged shooter's background. Updated 7/6/22 at 11:16 a.m. with updated death toll.
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