that brings the total number of dead to seven now. and dozens more are injured. we also learned today among the dead are 35 and 37-year-old arena and kevin mccarthy. they are or were aidan s parents. he is a 2-year-old boy. he was found alive after the shooting and was reunited with his grandparents. but now we know that he s an orphan. a gofundme page has been created to raise money to support little aidan. here we are again in america, after ewe vaumd day, after buffalo. my god. it goes on and on and on. at least 319 people in the u.s. so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. and it is only july. only hours after that crowd went running for their lives in highland park, so did a crowd of july fourth revelers in philadelphia when shots rang out, injuring two police officers. thankfully they re okay. the democratic mayor of that city is so fed up with gun violence, he says he can t wait until he s not in his job anymore. this is a gun country. it s crazy. we
the whole nation should understand and have a level of empathy to understand that this can happen anywhere, in any peace-loving community, and we should stand together and speak out about why it s got to stop. the suspected shooter has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. and if he s convicted, he faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. but that s likely not it. his attorney says he anticipates dozens more charges in the future in the wake of the terrifying scene, truly terrifying, at yesterday s parade. [ sound of gunfire ] you can imagine thinking at first they may have been fireworks, only to find out there was actual gunshots happening at a fourth of july parade. now, that person you see on the screen there, that s who the police say is the suspect who dressed in women s clothing in an attempt to blend in with the crowd and make his escape. now, he was captured, and he was arrested just hours later. they re seeking a wi
[ sounds of gunfire ] just terrifying, terrifying. we learned another person died today from wounds suffered in the parade attack. that brings the total number of dead to seven now. and dozens more are injured. we also learned today among the dead are 35 and 37-year-old irina and kevin mccarthy. they are or were aidan s parents. he is a 2-year-old boy. he was found alive after the shooting and was reunited with his grandparents. but now we know that he s an orphan. a gofundme page has been created to raise money to support little aidan. here we are again in america, after uvalde, after buffalo. my god. it goes on and on and on. at least 319 people in the u.s. so far this year, according to the gun violence archive. and it is only july. only hours after that crowd went running for their lives in highland park, so did a crowd of july fourth revelers in philadelphia when shots rang out, injuring two police officers. thankfully they re okay. the democratic mayor of that city is
about the most american thing you could do, celebrating independence day. their lives were cut short in just minutes. vice president kamala harris visiting the scene of the shooting tonight. the whole nation should understand and have a level of empathy to understand that this can happen anywhere, in any peace-loving community, and we should stand together and speak out about why it s got to stop. the suspected shooter has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. and if he s convicted, he faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. but that s likely not it. his attorney says he anticipates dozens more charges in the future in the wake of the terrifying scene, truly terrifying, at yesterday s parade. [ sound of gunfire ] you can imagine thinking at first they may have been fireworks, only to find out there was actual gunshots happening at a fourth of july parade. now, that person you see on the screen there, that s who the police sa
that s going to do it for us tonight. thank you for being with us. don lemon tonight starts right now with laura coates filling in for don. hey, kasie. thank you so much. this is don lemon tonight. i m in for the great don lemon. it s a night unfortunately when america is reeling, reeling as we have again and again and, sadly, again. we re facing yet again the unthinkable. this time, the mass shooting at the fourth of july parade in highland park, illinois. the death toll has now risen to seven. that s seven people doing just about the most american thing you could do, celebrating independence day. their lives were cut short in just minutes. vice president kamala harris visiting the scene of the shooting tonight.