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28 | <strong>MHCE</strong> - News www.mhce.us JULY <strong>2022</strong> EDITION<br />
6 Dead, 30 Hurt in<br />
Shooting at Chicagoarea<br />
<strong>July</strong> 4 Parade<br />
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. <strong>—</strong> A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on<br />
an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday,<br />
killing at least six people, wounding at least 30 and sending<br />
hundreds of marchers, parents with strollers and children on<br />
bicycles fleeing in terror, police said.<br />
Authorities said a 22-year-old man named as a person of interest<br />
in the shooting was taken into police custody Monday evening<br />
after an hourslong manhunt.<br />
The <strong>July</strong> 4 shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of<br />
American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now<br />
community parades have all become killing grounds in recent<br />
months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to find<br />
cause to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it<br />
together.<br />
"It is devastating that a celebration of America was ripped apart<br />
by our uniquely American plague,” Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker<br />
said at a news conference.<br />
“I’m furious because it does not have to be this way... while we<br />
celebrate the Fourth of <strong>July</strong> just once a year, mass shootings have<br />
become a weekly <strong>—</strong> yes, weekly <strong>—</strong> American tradition."<br />
The shooting occurred at a spot on the parade route where many<br />
residents had staked out prime viewing points early in the day<br />
for the annual celebration. Dozens of fired bullets sent hundreds<br />
of parade-goers <strong>—</strong> some visibly bloodied <strong>—</strong> fleeing. They left<br />
a trail of abandoned items that showed everyday life suddenly,<br />
violently disrupted: A half-eaten bag of potato chips; a box of<br />
chocolate cookies spilled onto the grass; a child’s Chicago Cubs<br />
cap.<br />
“There’s no safe place,” said Highland Park resident Barbara<br />
Harte, 73, who had stayed away from the parade fearing a mass<br />
shooting, but later ventured from her home.<br />
Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said a police officer<br />
pulled over 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III about five miles<br />
north of the shooting scene, several hours after police released<br />
the man's photo and an image of his silver Honda Fit, and warned<br />
the public that he was likely armed and dangerous.<br />
Police declined to immediately identify Crimo as a suspect but<br />
said identifying him as a person of interest, sharing his name and<br />
other information publicly was a serious step.<br />
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher<br />
Covelli said at a news conference “several of the deceased<br />
victims” died at the scene and one was taken to a hospital and<br />
died there. Police have not released details about the victims or<br />
wounded.<br />
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek said the five people killed<br />
at the parade were adults, but didn’t have information on the<br />
sixth victim who was taken to a hospital and died there. One of