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The parade was suddenly interrupted ten minutes after it started when an armed man started shooting
Highland Park Police (Illinois, USA) are investigating a shooting during the July 4 parade in Highland Park, a town of 30,000 inhabitants near Chicago. So far there are five dead and at least 16 people injured, according to the local newspaper ‘The Chicago Sun-Times’.
According to this medium, an armed man began shooting ten minutes after the Independence Day parade, a national holiday in the United States, began. A witness has reported that “more than twenty shots were fired in quick succession”. The party has been suddenly interrupted and hundreds of people have run for safety.
Highland Park Police are responding to an incident in downtown Highland Park. Fourth Fest has been canceled. Please avoid downtown Highland Park. More information will be shared as it becomes available.
Nancy Rotering (@NancyRotering) July 4, 2022
“Highland Park Police are responding to an incident in downtown Highland Park. The Fourth Fest has been cancelled. Avoid the center of Highland Park,” Nancy Rotering, mayor of the town, explained on Twitter.
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