At least 220 people were killed in a gunfire on the weekend of July 4
Police said Wednesday in Richmond, Virginia, that they had thwarted a planned July 4 gunfire incident after receiving chips leading to the arrest of two men and the seizure of multiple guns. I did. A deadly mass shooting on a holiday in the suburbs of Chicago.
The "hero citizen" heard a conversation indicating that an attack was planned for the city's popular Independence Day celebration and called the police to report it, the police chief said. Gerald Smith said at a press conference.
Police have begun an investigation with the US Department of Homeland Security and the FBI to arrest two men for being non-US citizens in possession of firearms. There may be additional charges, Smith said.
Police confiscated two assault rifles, pistols, and hundreds of ammunition from a dwelling where firearms and "related materials" were clearly visible. Said Smith. ..
The two men were detained without being detained in a local prison, the chief said.
The apparently disturbed plan was ashooter from the roof during a July 4 parade at a wealthy Highland Park on the outskirts of ChicagoWas planned on the same day that the fire was fired. , Killed 7 people and injured more than 3 dozen.
Robert E. Crimo III was charged with seven murders on Tuesday. The shootings fled hundreds of people in horror and launched an hour of manhunting. Authorities have not yet identified the motive for the shooting.
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