the victims on scene tell cnn about the horrifying moments that followed. there were several people who were obviously deceased. there was a gentleman who i believe, i ve heard since has succumbed. he had a gunshot to his abdomen. we started an i ve. i went across the street. there was another woman with a gunshot to her chest. she was deceased. the people who were gone were blown up by that gunfire. blown up? blown up. blown up. the horrific scene of some of the bodies is unspeakable for the average person. those are wartime injuries. those are what are seen in victims of war. not victims at a parade. the highland park mayor says she expects charges later today against the suspect as investigators work to uncover more about him and what led to this deadly day. some of those details, a disturbing digital trail and a legally bought firearm. josh campbell was at the press conference and join us now. josh, tell us what stood out to you from all the new information we jus
and the victims taken to the hospital ranging in age from eight to 85 years old. the doctor say four or five of them were just kids. griff: 78-year-old nicholas lost his life and reportedly in town and attended a parade with a dozen members. the witness describing what it was like. the witness described the tragedy. everybody is pretty shaken. i think you see this stuff elsewhere but it definitely hits a lot harder when your hometown but also right in front of you. definitely some moments today that our family will never forget. ashley: madeleine rivera in the park with more details, good morning, madeleine. good morning, griff and ashley we got here a few minutes ago and the first thing you notice when you get here the chairs lying around to show you how people desperately and quickly search for cover as the shots ringing out yesterday morning. this was supposed to be a joyful event. people gathered here early monday to watch the july 4th parade when they started hea
this is highland park, an affluent chicago suburb known for its safety. we certainly have great cops there. four hours yesterday those police hunted down the person of interest. arresting 21-year-old aspiring rapper with a very long history, what you can see online, violent postings, had been there a while. they caught him about 5 miles north of the mass shooting. identified him as 21-year-old, again, violence online is what marks his history. those who managed to escape the bullets raining down became witnesses to this unforgettable crime skin. we saw people falling, people screaming, people going all different directions perry migrant daughter said to me pop but don t let the bad guys shoot me. and she s two years old. daughter, mommy i don t want to die. closer holding her saying okay, honey, it s all right. keep running. harris: you can see on the screen right now the ages 8-85 years old the authorities have publicly identified two of the deceased, 73-year-old grand
misdirection or ignorance when it comes to inflation. charles payne weighs in. sandra: america reports with new details from the police just out in the last few minutes on the suspect arrested in the disturbing and deadly shooting that rocked a small north shore chicago suburb celebrating the 4th of july. i m sandra smith. police say robert crimo, iii, attacked his parade route, and he dressed in women s clothing to escape after the shooting. sandra: the gunman firing more than 70 rounds with adults and children running for their lives, when they realized what they were hearing was not fireworks. we will be joined with more in a moment. sandra: grady is live in highland park, illinois, and vigils announced as well by the mayor of the small town. what s the latest, grady? shocking developments from the press conference just a few moments ago. i want to go kind of line by line, officials said it started several weeks ago when the suspected gunman started planning
steve: this morning the first victims have been identified. more to come. rachel: that s right. and grady trim somebody live from highland park with the latest on this trealgd. grady? good morning, steve, rachel and brian. this is the police station where police say they brought the gunman after that 8 hour manhunt finally came to an end yesterday. police say that he opened fire from the roof of a downtown business with what they described as a high powered rifle just after 10:00 yesterday morning at highland park s fourth of july parade. families, including children and parents scrambled, ran for their lives as gunshots rang out. it was frightening. it was very frightening. we are okay. we are okay, right. how many shots did you hear? 40, fifth. i don t know. tons, and it went on for a minute or more. police say five adults died at the scene. one other person died at the hospital. the family of nicholas say the grandfather, who was visiting from mexico,