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Reuters
Eric Cox and Brendan O' Brian
Highland Park — Police killed six people in a July 4 parade in a wealthy suburb of Chicago. We have identified a gunner who has injured several people. Monday's Highland Park turns the exhibition of patriotic citizens into a panicked turmoil.
Police are searching for 22-year-old Robert E. Climo III, who is armed and considers dangerous.
Authorities said the rifle was recovered from the scene. At least 25 people were shot dead between the ages of 8 and 85, doctors said.
The May 24 slaughter killed 19 schoolchildren and two teachers at an elementary school in Yuvarde, Texas, and many shots were taken after the May 14 attack killed 10 people. Brought a new shot to the hearts of Americans. People in a grocery store in Buffalo, NY.
President Joe Biden said he and his wife Jill were "shocked by the meaningless gun violence that once again brought sadness to the American community on this Independence Day. ".
Biden said, "We raided federal law enforcement agencies to assist in the emergency search for shooters."
In a statement, Biden mentioned the recently signed bipartisan gun control law, but said he needed to do more, "to fight the epidemic of gun violence. I'm not going to give up. "
'What happened, my god? '
Children waving the American flag, riding a tricycle, and riding an adult-drawn wagon froze as the crowd screamed as the ammunition rang. A social media video was displayed.
One cell phone video that Reuters confirmed but not confirmed recorded about 30 high-speed shots, pauses, and about 30 more shots. Between the two bursts, I hear a woman from the side of the parade route saying, "What happened, my god?"
Amarani Garcia, who was attending the parade with her little daughter, told a local ABC affiliate that she heard a gunshot.
"There were people running screaming. It was really traumatic," Garcia said. "I was very scared. I actually hid with my daughter in a small shop. I feel like it's no longer safe."
In a social media video, a marching band suddenly formed a formation. Images of people who broke down, ran away, and left their belongings in search of safety were displayed.
"Everyone was running, hiding, screaming," said Elissa Kaufman, CBS2 digital producer at the scene.
A 36-year-old native of Highland Park, who wanted to be identified only as Sarah, told Reuters that she participated in the annual parade most of the year from an early age.
"She heard" pop, pop, pop, pop, pop "less than five minutes after some of the police and fire trucks in the parade passed by. "She said. She and she first thought they were muskets sometimes used in parades, she added.
"I saw, but there was no musket. Popping didn't stop ... again," pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, "and I looked back," these are It's a gunshot, run! "
Highland Park has a population of 30,000, almost 90% white, according to the US Census Bureau. According to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, about one-third of the population is Jewish.
At least one of the people killed was a Mexican citizen, a senior Mexican Foreign Ministry official said on Twitter.
Mass shootings could rekindle US debate on gun control, and whether more stringent measures can prevent frequent shootings in the United States.
After the shootings of Yuvalde and Buffalo, Congress passed a major federal gun reform for the first time in 30 years last month, a "danger signal" aimed at removing guns. We have provided federal funding to the states that enforce the law. People thought it was dangerous.
We do not ban the sale of assault-style rifles or large magazines, but some steps in the background check by allowing access to information about the serious crimes committed by the boy. Is being taken. (Report by Eric Cox, Additional Report by Brendan O'Brien and Caroline Stauffer in Chicago, Chris Gallagher, David Brunnstrom, Chris Bing in Washington, Written by Daniel Trotta, Daniel Trotta in Carlsbad, CA, Edited by Mary Milliken, Bill Berkrot and Lisa Shumaker )
