At least six people are dead and a further 24 left wounded after a gunman opened fire at a July Fourth parade in a Chicago suburb, police have said. Hundreds of marchers, parents with buggies and children on bicycles began fleeing from the celebrations at Highland Park on Monday morning.
The shooting in Highland Park disrupted the annual parade just after it began at 10am local time. The suspect, who had apparently fired from a concealed spot on a rooftop, remained on the loose hours later as authorities scoured the area.
Highland Park police commander Chris O’Neill, the incident commander at the scene, urged people to shelter in place as authorities search for the suspect.
