good evening the tears haven t even dried in places like buffalo and uvalde, and yet here we are tonight feeling the familiar pangs of anger, sadness and bitter frustration from a random attack on innocent americans. this time in highland park, illinois at least six people are dead, dozens injured after police say a young man took a position on a rooftop with a high-powered rifle, firing down into crowds gathered for a small town july 4th parade as survivors scrambled for safety, the shooter escaped, setting into motion a massive and urgent manhunt. nearby residents wer ordered to stay indoors. the upscale chicago suburb unaccustomed to such violence. on a day we celebrate the promise of america, we are again confronted with one of its bewildering shortcomings police a short time ago saying they have located a person of interest in the shooting we have expanded coverage beginning with miguel almaguer reporter: from parade to panic on the fourth of july this the terrifying s
in akron, ohio, as outrage grows over the police shooting of jayland walker. jaylan good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire. there s been yet another mass shooting in america. this time, on the nation s birthday. six people were killed and 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park, an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing, when seemingly out of nowhere, people started running. other footage caught the sound of the gunfire. and a warning. it is jarring. it i that video shows a series of shots you just heard, it was followed by a second round, lasted about seven seconds. the gunman on top of a roof, with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattered in all directions, leaving behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing the scene. the parade started, the marching band had just passed, i heard a pop, pop, pop, all in quick succe
conversation about these weekly events involving the murder of dozens of people with legally obtained guns. if that is what our laws stand for, then i think we need to reexamine the laws. that is the mayor of highland park. tom llamas as more. reporter: from every angle, chaos, confusion, and carnage. a july 4th celebration through the center of town transformed into a mass casualty incident. active shooter call at highland park. police say the gunman took a sniper like position firing on to the parade from a roof using a high powered rifle. i picked up my kids and we ran again. i put them in the garbage dumpster and then i ran back to look for my partner and her daughter, and then i saw people shot on the ground. the attack sending crowds scrambling, panic parents trying to protect children. just this horrific pow pow pow. and then you heard people screamings, bodies down. run for your live. that is what i heard. dr. david bomb along with dr. lawrence schecht
we begin with the latest developments in the mass shooting in illinois. six killed, 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park. that is an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing as people begin to run. other footage caught the jarring sound of gunfire. [ gunfire ] imagine the shock and confusion. maybe it was fireworks, they could rightly think. no, those were gunshots. the series of shots you heard followed by a second round of shooting that lasted about 7 seconds. the gunman was on a rooftop with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattering in all directions once they realized what was happening. you see a band running there. the crowd left behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing that scene. a few minutes into the parade started, like, the marching band had just passed, i heard a subsequent pop, pop, pop, all in quick succession. i thought to myself, that s not that
police released footage showing the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old black man jalen walker. and later this hour, an update on wnba star brittney griner reaching out with a personal plea to president biden. we begin this morning with yet another community reeling and searching for answers after a mass shooting. hundreds of people gathered along a street in highland park, illinois, a half hour north of chicago. a gunman perched on a nearby roof opened fire seemingly at random. authorities say when the shooting stopped six people were dead. more than three dozen were injured. highland park mayor spoke with nbc s today show about how the community is coping. my greater focus this morning as the sun is rising is how my community is feeling. the unbelievable sadness and shock. this tragedy never should have arrived in our doorsteps and as a small town, everybody knows somebody who was affected by this directly. investigators say the gunman fled after dropping the weapon and