was accused of that sparked
it all. >> And get ready for another
>> And get ready for another
nightly freeway closure.
We begin tonight in Illinois
where a person of interest is
in custody after today’s deadly
mass shooting at a 4th of July
parade. Thank you for joining
us tonight. I’m Christine Noel and I’m Brandon Walker. Here is
and I’m Brandon Walker. Here is
what we know now in the 10
o’clock hour that shooting
began and Highland Park that is
a suburb north of Chicago, at
least 6 people are dead. Dozens more are hurt. And late
Dozens more are hurt. And late
this evening, police took a
person of interest identified
as Robert into custody. >> Shots fired in the 4th of
>> Shots fired in the 4th of
July parade in downtown
Highland Park, Pow, Pow.
I mean, to sound I’ve never
heard before.
10 seconds later, you hear
people screaming values down, values down and everyone starts
values down and everyone starts
scattered.
>> Police say the shooter was
on top of a building. Police
say 6 lives were lost. Other victims taken to local
victims taken to local
hospitals of the 26 individuals
that showed up here at Highland
Park Hospital. 25 of those did
sustained gunshot wound
injuries.
>> Some of them were minor.
Some of the more we’re much
more severe and some of those patients were in critical
patients were in critical
condition when they did arrive
here to the hospital.
>> Authorities swarmed the
scene, recovered a rifle and after an intense manhunt, a
after an intense manhunt, a
person of interest, Robert The
3rd was spotted by police.
Something did flee. >> A brief had one on.
>> A brief had one on.
Ultimately they were able to
get the subjects Wesley and
41 in Lake Forest. Well, the
subject was taken into custody
without incident. >> An investigation is ongoing.
>> An investigation is ongoing.
This community is healing
process just starting on behalf
of the city of Highland Park.
>> Our hearts are broken for
the victims and their families. As we always do. We support
As we always do. We support
each other. We are Highland
Park, strong.
>> The community of Highland
Park joins a growing list of communities looking for a way
communities looking for a way
to move forward after deadly
mass shootings this year.
It is still early in the
investigation. We haven’t
learned much about the victims
yet. Reporter Nick Monacelli
with our sister station WDIV spoke with people living in the
spoke with people living in the
small suburb in the wake of
today’s tragedy.
>> Good evening. I can tell you
the feeling here in Highland
Park, it is kind of twofold. Number one, of course, they are
Number one, of course, they are
devastated by the shooting.
24 injured 6 dead, but also
because the recognizing that
their Independence Day, the
4th of July, he’s going to be different from here on out.
different from here on out.
Take a look behind me here.
You can see strollers and
bicycles and chairs all stern
about left behind because these folks literally what running
folks literally what running
for their lives.
>> And Independence Day scarred
for ever in this northern
Chicago Main Street kind of town, a shooter perched on top
town, a shooter perched on top
of a roof, killing 6 and
wounding 24 others. All the
victims are between 8 and 85
years old.
>> It’s horrific. Do we see it somewhere else? But to
it somewhere else? But to
experience where
I live, this is honestly
unimaginable tonight. Central
Avenue in Highland Park is much
quieter than it should be. >> It’s a hard day, you know,
>> It’s a hard day, you know,
because this is my community
says might.
I’ve lived here for 57 years on
the shore. And it’s personal. The suspected gunman ran after
The suspected gunman ran after
the shots. Investigators
believe he blended in with the
crowds before vanishing for
most of the day.
>> That around 06:00PM Central time that officer spotted him
time that officer spotted him
on a local freeway. There was a
short chase and eventually the
suspect gave up and was taken
into custody.
>> Without incident, that’s the end of a horrifying day.
end of a horrifying day.
But reality is just setting
in Alicia de la Cruz lost close friends in the shooting.
friends in the shooting.
>> Well, my car. To be honest
with you. Because we know. Yes, people that we know.
Yes, people that we know.
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We know a few of them.
Soon Well, they work with
people.
>> The suspect apprehended on that freeway about 6 miles
that freeway about 6 miles
north of where we’re standing
right now where the shooting
occurred. It will for now
remain at county case in the
local jurisdiction. But at any
moment, the feds could walk in,
take the charges up to federal
domestic terrorism charges and
take the case over. That, of
course, remains to be seen.
The people here, though,
they’re now focused on what to
do next with the move forward.
How do we move forward talking
about memorials, candlelight
vigils, all those things that
unfortunately we’re getting used to here in America.
used to here in America.
I’m Nick Monacelli KPRC.
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