five people died on the street. another died later in hospital. more than two dozen others were treated for gunshot wounds. those taken to hospital range in age from 8 to 85. and most have since been released. police say they believe robert crimo iii opened fire from the rooftop 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 chase, but it was eventually taken into custody. this individual is believed to have been responsible for what happened and the investigation will continue. charges have not been approved yet at this time and we re a long way from that. there s still a long investigation and there are a lot of efforts that are going to continue tonight. we have more now from cnn s adrienne bros does. reporter: investigators say it was a north chicago police officer who found that 22-year-old investigators believe who
the struggles of war growing more desperate as russian bombs get closer. cnn talks with ukrainian families in the east who say they can t leave despite explosions all around them. welcome to the lead i m erika hill in for jake tapper. we are standing by for an update on the shooting in highland park, illinois. we ve learned a seventh person has now died as a result of that shooting. the suspect police say planned the attack for several weeks, sprayed the parade crowd with bullets from a rooftop, the gunman used a fire escape ladder to access the rooftop and in another disturbing detail, he dressed in women s clothing to help him blend in with the crowd as he escaped running for cover and safety. cnn has a photo showing law enforcement taking him into custody. his hands cuffed behind his back, face down on the ground. the question yet to be answered why this fourth of july parade, why target so many innocent lives. we are learning more about those lives, two of the seven v
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,
isolated to the chicago area. we have fox team coverage tonight. molly line is in boston covering the surge and independence day shootings in major cities around the u.s. but we begin with senior correspondent mike tobin in highland park with the latest on the tragic fourth of july massacre. good evening, mike. police say he dressed like a woman to avoid identification. he wrapped rifle in red blanket. from that roof top, he fired 70 rounds in rapid fire succession. the weapon is now described as similar to an ar-15. a high powered rifle. it was discarded on the roof. he then blended in to the crowd and fled to his mother s house before escaping all the way to madison, wisconsin and then returning to where he was picked unjust six miles from this location. authorities did have run-ins with him back in 2019. first a suicide threat. then a threat to hurt others. the matter was being handled by mental health professionals at that time. there was no law enforcement action to be
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