Highland Park parade shooting
On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting happened during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting happened at 10:14 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) about 15 minutes after the parade had started. Seven people were fatally shot and at least 46 others were wounded by gunfire or injured in a stampede.
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| Location | Central Ave and 2nd St. in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Coordinates | 42°11′06″N 87°48′04″W / 42.18500°N 87.80111°WCoordinates: 42°11′06″N 87°48′04″W / 42.18500°N 87.80111°W |
| Date | July 4, 2022 10:14 a.m. (CDT (UTC–5)) |
| Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapon(s) | Smith & Wesson M&P15[2] |
| Deaths | 7[3] |
| Injured | 46[3] |
The shooter was Robert Eugene Crimo III, who was caught eight hours after the shooting.[4]
Crimo began the shooting by firing a rifle from the rooftop of the Ross Cosmetics building.[5] He got on the roof by using an unsecured ladder attached to the building.[6] The shooter used a Smith & Wesson M&P15 semiautomatic rifle with three 30-round magazines.[7]
After being caught, Crimo confessed that he thought about planning another shooting at another Independence Day parade in Madison, Wisconsin.[8]
Seven people were killed and 46 others were injured during the attack.[3] Five of the victims—all adults—died at the scene and two died at the hospital.[9]
Many Chicago suburbs canceled their Fourth of July celebrations after the shooting.[10]
President Joe Biden stated that he was shocked by the shooting and also called for more gun control measures.[11][12]
Highland Park Parade Shooting Media
- Highland Park IL carnival grounds after shooting.jpg
Highland Park fairgrounds after the shooting
References
- ↑ Cox, Eric (2022-07-04). "Rooftop shooter kills 6 at July 4 parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park" (in en). Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/world/us/shooting-reported-july-4th-parade-route-chicago-suburb-county-sheriff-2022-07-04/. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
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- ↑ Vargas, Ramon Antonio (2022-07-05). Highland Park shooting suspect charged with murder as police reveal past threat against family. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/jul/05/highland-park-shooter-weapons-threats-suicide. Retrieved July 5, 2022.
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- ↑ Main, Frank (July 6, 2022). "Highland Park Parade Massacre Gun Was a Smith & Wesson M&P15 Semiautomatic Rifle". Chicago Sun-Times. https://chicago.suntimes.com/2022/7/6/23197100/highland-park-mass-shooting-gun-mith-wesson-mp15-semiautomatic-rifle-fourth-july-parade-robert-crimo. Retrieved July 6, 2022.
- ↑ Ali, Safia Samee; Li, David (2022-07-07). Suspect confesses to Highland Park shooting and plotted second attack in Wisconsin, prosecutor says. https://www.today.com/news/news/suspect-confesses-highland-park-shooting-plotted-wisconsin-attack-rcna37059. Retrieved 2022-07-07.
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