police released footage showing the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old black man jalen walker. and later this hour, an update on wnba star brittney griner reaching out with a personal plea to president biden. we begin this morning with yet another community reeling and searching for answers after a mass shooting. hundreds of people gathered along a street in highland park, illinois, a half hour north of chicago. a gunman perched on a nearby roof opened fire seemingly at random. authorities say when the shooting stopped six people were dead. more than three dozen were injured. highland park mayor spoke with nbc s today show about how the community is coping. my greater focus this morning as the sun is rising is how my community is feeling. the unbelievable sadness and shock. this tragedy never should have arrived in our doorsteps and as a small town, everybody knows somebody who was affected by this directly. investigators say the gunman fled after dropping the weapon and
backdrop for movies like home alone and ferris buhler s day off. police say a gunman fired on people along the parade route from a rooftop. a barrage of bullets just after 10:00 a.m., causing spec to it tors, mostly families with children, both young and old, to scatter. right now officials say the victims range from 8 to 85 years old. five adults died at the scene, a sixth person later passed away at the hospital. witnesses describing chaos where strollers and belongings lay scattered on the streets that have become a crime scene. i picked up my kids and ran again, i put them in a garbage dumpster, and then i ran back to look for my partner and her daughter, and i saw people shot on the ground. all of a sudden, there was a stampede of people coming, and then i realized it was gunshots. i literally thought to myself, this is how it s going to end. we hope to learn more about a man who they say has not been charged but is a person of interest. within eight hours after
he ll receive his father s medal today. four heroes being recognized today. courtney kube, thank you so much. that wraps up the hour from me. i m jose diaz-balart. you can lulz reach me on twitter and instagram. follow the show online at jdbalart msnbc.com. andrea mitchell reports start right now. kicking off two hours of coverage this morning, a patriotic american tradition, fourth of july parade, now the scene of the tragic reality of america, a mass shooting with a high-powered military style rifle n. highland park, illinois, upscale town of 30,000 people a half hour north of chicago, a quintessential chicago that has been the