five people died at the scene, and a sixth person later in the hospital in this suburb north of chicago. more than two dozen others went to the hospital with gunshot wounds. most have since been released. police say they believe robert crimo iii opened fire from the roof of a building along the parade route. they say they recovered firearm evidence from the scene. crimo was arrested a few hours later not far away in lake forest, illinois. he led police on a brief car chase but eventually was taken into custody without incident. illinois governor j.b. pritzker says he s furious that more innocent lives have been taken by gun violence. it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by our uniquely american plague. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we as a nation refuse to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. earlier a father who witnessed the attack described the in
five people died on the street. another died later in hospital. more than two dozen others were treated for gunshot wounds. those taken to hospital range in age from 8 to 85. and most have since been released. police say they believe robert crimo iii opened fire from the rooftop of a building along the parade route. they say they recovered firearm evidence from the scene. crimo was arrested a few hours later not far away, in lake forest, illinois. he led police on a brief chase, but it was eventually taken into custody. this individual is believed to have been responsible for what happened and the investigation will continue. charges have not been approved yet at this time and we re a long way from that. there s still a long investigation and there are a lot of efforts that are going to continue tonight. we have more now from cnn s adrienne bros does. reporter: investigators say it was a north chicago police officer who found that 22-year-old investigators believe who
injured including children. a suspect now under arrest after leading officers on a brief chase. authorities say he fired on the crowd from a rooftop where they recovered a high powered rifle. witnesses describe chaos, some hid behind and inside dump sisters, under cars, gas stations. the parade left with abandoned strollers, camping chairs, bikes littered the ground an one lone shoe lost in the panic. i saw people shot and killed around me. and a lot of people hiding. and they let us go back to get our car keys and everything. and right where we were, there was a girl dead. another man shot in the ear. someone was on the ground with his leg in the air and the girl crying next to him. and my mom and i saw at least three more people on the ground like bloody. i don t know better man is there for us. what are we learning this morning about the shooting? all right yeah,. reporter: you see this is a parade that people come to from decades, from all the towns surrounding he
american plague. live from london, this is cnn newsroom with max foster. it is tuesday, july 5th, 3:00 a.m. in highland park, illinois. the chicago suburb dealing with yet another tragic mass shooting. at least six people are dead, more than two dozen wounded and a suspect is in police custody now. the shooter started just after 10:00 a.m. local time monday as people lined the parade route along central avenue in the suburb north of chicago. we have video from the scene, but we have to warn you that it is disturbing. [ gunfire ] investigators believe the gunman climbed an unsecured ladder in an alley and opened fire from a rooftop. police say the gun was a high powered rifle, the attack appears to be random and intentional. the suspect was arrested without incident a few hours later identified as robert crimo iii. he had posted anonymous videos on lineneighboring name awake the rapper. the investigation will continue. charges have not been approved yet at this time
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