in akron, ohio, as outrage grows over the police shooting of jayland walker. jaylan good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire. there s been yet another mass shooting in america. this time, on the nation s birthday. six people were killed and 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park, an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing, when seemingly out of nowhere, people started running. other footage caught the sound of the gunfire. and a warning. it is jarring. it i that video shows a series of shots you just heard, it was followed by a second round, lasted about seven seconds. the gunman on top of a roof, with a high-powered rifle. parade-goers scattered in all directions, leaving behind chairs, toys, baby strollers, and blankets. here s one witness describing the scene. the parade started, the marching band had just passed, i heard a pop, pop, pop, all in quick succe
who has been identified but whose name we will not mention was taken into custody about eight hours later. this video appears to show his arrest after a brief chase with police. he has not yet been charged and police say they are not ready to call him a suspect, but they do believe he is responsible for the shooting. the 22-year-old reportedly has a history of sharing violent social media posts. this is the cover of this morning s chicago sun-times, an image of an upside down american flag, a signal of danger or distress. joining us now, live, from highland park, is nbc s jay gray. jay, good morning. tell us a little bit about, we re not going to name him, but tell us a little bit about the person of interest, that police have in custody. reporter: well, jonathan, it s someone who grew up in this small chicago suburb, spent his time here, his father reportedly
in akron, ohio, as outrage grows over the police shooting of jayland walker. jaylan good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this tuesday, july 5th. i m jonathan lemire. there s been yet another mass shooting in america. this time, on the nation s birthday. six people were killed and 38 injured when a gunman opened fire at a fourth of july parade in highland park, an affluent suburb of chicago. this video shows a band playing, when seemingly out of nowhere, people started running. other footage caught the sound of the gunfire. and a warning. it is jarring. it i that video shows a series of shots you just heard, it was
get the subject stopped at wesley and 41 in lake forest. the subject was taken into custody without incident. the holiday, in this chicago suburb, turning into a nightmare. on a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we re instead mourning the loss, the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us. the latest in a string of u.s. cities this summer now dealing with overwhelming heartache and unthinkable loss. a little more on that 22-year-old person of interest, investigators said to be looking into what is an extensive and very disturbing social media footprint that includes tributes to mass shootings and public killings as well as graphic discussions, jonathan, about murder, suicide, and death. so a lot going on, on the ground here as well as looking into what he s done online.