they are very involved and remain point throughout all of this. . reporter: [ inaudible ]. not information i can release yet. reporter: [ inaudible ]. not information i can release. we still consider him armed and dangerous. reporter: is it one shooter? at this time that s the information we have. reporter: [ inaudible ]. we re still working on that. we ll take two more questions. we re not going to go into the specifics of where the gun was recovered but a firearm rifle was recovered. reporter: what s the ages? what s the ages of those passed away? we ll have more information on that. we ll be releasing that as soon as we can. we have six confirmed deceased and we have approximately two dozen that are seriously injured. okay, thank you. we are coming on the air after that update from police, from the local sheriffs in highland park on that horrific, 4th of july parade shooting that happened about 10:15 local time there. a massive manhunt now happenin
the high-powered rifle used in the shooting. d anyone have thought he might kill? maybe his family? we now know in 2019 police flagged him as a clear and present danger after he threatened to kill everybody in his house. when police got there, they took away his dagger, his sword, and 16 knives. that was then. now the state attorney for lake county with a strong message to the community. what should have been a celebration of freedom ended in despair for our community. all of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom. we will stand with the survivors of this awful crime for as long as necessary. in the courtroom we will seek the maximum sentence against this offender. not because we seek vengeance, but because justice and the hearing process demanded. harris: the shooting left more than 30 people injured, and now another person has died, bringing the death toll to seven. among those killed were kevin and irena mccarthy. , periods 22-year-old aiden, who surviv
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
families with young kids every year. that s what a fourth of july parade should be. local high school marching band was performing when the shooting began and as of tonight, seven people have died after being shot at that parade. 47 people were wounded. the victims range in age from 88 years old to 8 years old. the alleged shooter is 21 years old currently in custody. authorities say they believe he had been planning this attack for weeks. now, all in all, he fired more than 70 rounds from an ar-style weapon that he purchased legally in the state of illinois. this could be a tape by the way because that s what i always say that someone baugtd one of these ar-style weapons. but the thing about this particular type of weapon is that while it was purchased legally in this state, it was technically illegal to carry that kind of semiautomatic weapon inside the city of highland park where this massacre took place because in 2013 the city of highland park banned assault weapons from
subpoenaed a number of close allies of former president donald trump as it investigates possible 2020 election interference. we ll take a look at what questions the grand jury has. also today a critical hearing that could shape the future of daca. we will break down what this means for the hundreds of thousands of dreamers across the united states and this afternoon, president biden is set to deliver remarks on the economy in cleveland, as new polling shows nearly nine in ten americans say the country is on the wrong track. and we begin in illinois where one hour from now, the man accused of opening fire on a crowd watching a fourth of july parade in a chicago suburb will make his first court appearance. it comes one day after the suspect was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. prosecutors say he will face more charges and that they will seek the maximum punishment. investigators say the suspected gunman planned the attack several weeks in advance and dres