Authorities are still searching for the suspect and calling it an active case
Highland Park, Illinois (AP) — At least 5 people died, 19 in July outside Chicago Police are searching for the suspect in the parade on the 4th, police said on Monday.
The Chicago Sun-Times reported that the parade started around 10 am, but suddenly stopped 10 minutes after firing. A Sun Times reporter saw a blanket resting on three bloody bodies. Several witnesses said they heard gunshots in the newspaper.
Hundreds of parade participants (some visibly bloody) escaped from the parade route, leaving behind chairs, strollers and blankets.
Police told people: "Please disperse everyone. It's not safe to be here."
Highland Park Police said in a statement early Monday afternoon. , Said that 5 people were killed and 19 were taken to the hospital. It was unknown whether 5 of the 19 hospitalized people died.
Police said authorities were still searching for the suspect.
A video shot by a Sun Times journalist after the gunshots shows that the float band continues to play as people scream and pass by. increase. Photos posted on social media seemed to show blood pools near the upward-facing chairs in downtown Highland Park.
Gina Troiani and her son with his day care class ready to walk on the parade route until they hear people yelling about the shooter when they hear a loud noise that they believe is fireworks. It was lined up.
"We just start running in the opposite direction," she told The Associated Press.
Her five-year-old son was riding a bicycle decorated with red and blue curled ribbons. He and the other children in the group had a small American flag. The city said on its website that the festival will include a parade of children's bicycles and pets.
Troiani said he pushed his son's bike and ran through the neighborhood and back into the car.
In a video taken by Troiani on her phone, some of the children are visibly surprised by the loud noises, and the sirens scramble to the side of the road as they scream nearby.
It was a kind of confusion, "she said. "Some people were looking for them away from their families. Others dropped their wagons, grabbed their children and started running."
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker tweeted "We are closely monitoring the situation at Highland Park," he said, with the support of the Illinois State Police. The ISP said in an email that it was helping respond to active shooters reported around 10:24 am.
The Lake County Sheriff's Office said on Twitter that it was supporting the Highland Park police. Independence Day parade route area. The sheriff's office has instructed AP reporters to contact the Highland Park police. Police said no one could comment immediately.
Highland Park resident Debbie Glickman is riding a parade float with his colleagues and sees people running from the area and the group goes to the main route. He said he was preparing to enter.
"People have begun to say,'There is a shooter, there is a shooter, there is a shooter,'" Glickman told The Associated Press. "So we just ran. We just ran. It's like the havoc there."
She hears noise and sees people who appear to be injured. did not do it.
"I was very surprised," she said. "I'm very sad."
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Associated Press reporter Kathleen Hoody contributed from Chicago.
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