seven lives lost in that horrific july 4th shooting, and demand action on gun violence prevention. what police initiated a car chase which would allow them to pull over and arrest the 21-year-old who conducted one of the worst mass shootings in highland history. he was, quote, taken into custody without incident. and days earlier, just a few states over an acre, in ohio, another police chase ended very differently. on january excuse me, on june 27th, jalen walker, eight a 25-year-old black man ll by couple ease after they said they tried to pull him over for alleged traffic and equipment violation for just after the midnight. and he refused to stop, a chastened shoot. that s when officers reported, quote, fired from walker jumped out of the car and the pursuit continued on foot. and a newly released body cam video, you can see the moments leading up to walker s death. and we should warn you here, what you are about to see is disturbing. we re slowing down here, slowing
vape cartridges of cannabis oil in her luggage. since then, family members, friends and coaches have all made impassioned pleas for griner s release. this includes griner s wife, cherelle who is pressing the u. s. government to do more to free her. earlier this week, president biden and vice president harris spoke with cherelle assuring her that they are working to get griner home. president biden also read cherelle a letter he wrote to the basketball star. this comes just days after griner wrote a letter to president biden imploring him not to forget her or any of the other detainees held in russian captivity. griner s expected to appear in court on july 14th for the third of our trial. so what legal options does he have looking forward? a russian lawyer said she may seek up an appeal or even clemency once the verdict is delivered. there are also reports that crime in or could be part of a russian s a prisoner swap. perhaps an exchange for victor bout a notorious russian arm
from a rooftop with a military-style weapon that he purchased legally. there are a lot of questions remaining about how the suspect slid past safeguards in illinois. red flag laws, despite his threatening violence in the past. in the meantime, six of the seven people killed in the attack have now been identified. that includes a couple whose toddler was found alive and alone after the shooting. let s begin our coverage with cnn s josh campbell outside of the courthouse in illinois with today s top story. reporter: boris, we learned a lot about this investigation over the course of the last 24 hours, specifically, two police encounters in 2019. authorities tell us that they were called in april of 2019 to the alleged shooter s home. the family member indicated that he had allegedly attempted suicide. police ultimately determining that there wasn t a policing issue. the suspect was apparently under the care of a mental health professional, and fast forward to september of the
treat victims compared it to those sustained in a war zone. we heard gunshots people thought for five seconds that it was fireworks until people started screaming bodies down, bodies down and everyone started running. there were six people who i saw who were horribly, horribly injured from the gun shot, and the gunshot wounds that these people sustained are like war injuries. i ve never served, but i ve been in the emergency rooms and i ve seen horrific things. the bodies that i saw it was not an image that anyone who is not a physician would have an easy time processing. let s bring in nbc news correspondent rehema ellis who has been covering this story for us. rehema, what is the latest on the ground? the very latest on the ground is they are engaged in an intense man hunt for this suspect. hundreds of officers are blanketing the area trying to find the person responsible for this mayhem. authorities say that local, state and federal authorities are all working toge
giuliani and other who were caught trying to overturn the georgia election. plus, what we know about the new hearing the january six committee just announced. and election marc elias updates us on the state to state slow motion to. i would actually like to ask everyone on the stage if they would agree we had a corrupt, stolen election. raise your hand. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york, i m chris hayes. tonight, the suspect in the highland park mass shooting, who remains in police custody has been charged. with seven counts of first degree murder. with dozens of additional charges expected in the coming days. according to police, he plotted for several weeks before opening fire the 4th of july parade. leaving seven people dead and nearly 40 more injured. police say the shooters used an ar-15 style rifle, which was legally purchased in the massacre. tonight, as i speak to you, vice president kamala harris is heading to highland park. accompanie