this is cnn breaking news. . i m victor blackwell, thank you for staying with us. we are of course covering the breaking news, this man hunt happening right now for the man who opened fire at a july 4th parade in highland park, illinois. he s described as armed and dangerous. at least six people are dead. more than two dozen have been taken to hospitals. now, a briefing a short time ago, police described this suspect. the suspect is currently described as a male, white, approximately 18 to 20 years old with longer black hair, a small build and wearing a white or blue t-shirt. a firearm has been recovered from the scene. it does appear he was shooting from a roof. the roof that he was shooting from, i don t have that information right now. we now know that the fbi is assisting in this investigation. and authorities are asking of course anyone with video to contact highland park police. we ve known the video in situations like this has been crucial. cnn s adrienne broad
special report. this is cnn breaking news. the celebration of america s birthday marred by yet another, another mass shooting here in the united states. and police have just now identified a person of interest in that attack that killed at least six people and injured more than two dozen. cnn s adrianne broadous is on the scene in highland park, illinois. a manhunt is underway right now for the gunman who has just been identified. reporter: yes, seven years after the shots rang out here in highland park, we want to get information to the viewers right a way. a suspect name s is robert bobby crimo iii and a 22-year-old male and they believe he s driving a 2010 silver hyundai with illinois plates d like dog, m like mary and the number 80653. and investigators gave us this information, this latest update about ten minutes ago. they did not tell us what led them to believe this is their person of interest. not saying if they received a tip. not saying whether or not they 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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