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
five people died at the scene, and a sixth person later in the hospital in this suburb north of chicago. more than two dozen others went to the hospital with gunshot wounds. most have since been released. police say they believe robert crimo iii opened fire from the roof of a building along the parade route. they say they recovered firearm evidence from the scene. crimo was arrested a few hours later not far away in lake forest, illinois. he led police on a brief car chase but eventually was taken into custody without incident. illinois governor j.b. pritzker says he s furious that more innocent lives have been taken by gun violence. it is devastating that a celebration of america was ripped apart by our uniquely american plague. a day dedicated to freedom has put into stark relief the one freedom we as a nation refuse to uphold the freedom of our fellow citizens to live without the daily fear of gun violence. earlier a father who witnessed the attack described the in
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
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
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