turning a july 4th parade into a mad dash for survival. police say the fgunman fired frm a rooftop. witnesses describe the confusion and chaos. i thought for a second maybe it was fire crackers. you ve heard before people aren t sure what it is, but it was too fast and too quick, and my son said no, that s gunfire. we turned and ran and i pushed my son s wheelchair, and the wheelchair collapsed on the pavement. he toppled over and i fell. it happened again. and then my young son picks up my older son and ran. we ran for our lives. six were killed. dozens more wounded. the video shows police apprehending a man described as a suspect and a person of interest. we re getting details this hour including about the weapon. what authorities call a high-powered rifle. the highland park mayor says the shooter bought the gun legally. that s despite a growing body of online evidence of disturbing posts from this man fantasizing about carnage and carrying out attacks and even suicide
obtained legally, according to the mayor of highland. whether it s buffalo, new york, uvalde, texas, whether it s highland park, illinois, this is unbelievable to me that this is an acceptable part of who we are as a nation. in philadelphia last night, more americans running for their lives during another shooting at a skrul 4th celebration. a concert near the city s iconic art museum. two police officers were injured and another mayor then speaking out about gun violence in center city. we re the most armed country in world history, and we are one of the least safest. until americans decide that they want to give up the guns and give up the opportunity to get guns, we re going to have this problem. joining me now from highland park, illinois, shaquille brewster and with me nbc s ken dilanian. shaq, what s the latest as we are awaiting this press conference, which is expected in about 10 or 15 minutes? reporter: that s right, andrea. it will begin any minute now. th
sit down with the state s attorney and review for criminal charges. i m going to turn this over to the mayor. i will be back to answer questions. mayor? thank you. today is a day of grieving together. a day to pause. a day to remember those who left us. those who were injured. and for strength for our community. several vigil and prayer services are taking place today, both inside and beyond highland park. they are as follows. the community church of lake bluff, 117 east scranton avenue, lake bluff, will hold a prayer service today at noon. the service will include prayer and music at christ church on the corner of route 60 and wakegan avenue. trinity grace church and christ church has organized a community prayer gathering at 3:00 p.m. at trinity grace church, 1506 halfday road, highland park. everyone is welcome.
halfday road highland park. everyone is welcome. highland park presbyterian church will hold a community prayer vigil today at 7:00 p.m. at the highland park presbyterian church. all welcome. at the high school located at 4 33 vine avenue in conjunction with community partners is hosting crisis counseling until 2:00 p.m. and is open to everyone. no appointments are necessary. additionally, a family assistance center will open tomorrow, july 6th at noon to provide support services and cries is assistance to those directly impacted at the parade. the location and hours of operations are pending. we ll get that information to the community as soon as we have it. please go to the city website for more information. the highland park police department, the american red cross and the fbi victims services respond team are