it was because of his time in the military. that s what it sounded like. the street behind me frozen in time, you can still see the chairs strewn about, the beach chairs where people were lined up for this moment of celebration for july 4th, left where they were, as people fled the scene in terror. the rifle, a rifle was discovered soon after the shooting on the rooftop. we have some new information about that rifle, which we ll bring to you in just a moment. the shooter himself, who the police are calling a person of interest to be clear, that s what i should call him, they obtained or apprehended a person of interest eight hours after the shooting, after a short chase. one policeman saw the suspect and then called for backup, he was apprehended, taken into custody on the street. one of our reporters was there, you ll hear from him in just a moment as well. again, the scene as it unfolded here was a pure moment of terror. earlier this morning, i had a chance to speak to a co
the number of mass shootings in the nation defined as any shooting that kills or injures at least four people. there were more than twice the number last year, as there were four years ago. so far this year, 311 mass shootings in 35 states, according to the gun violence archive. in the past 24 hours alone, cities include highland park, another in nearby chicago, one in richmond, virginia, kenosha, kansas city, sacramento, california, and one in boston. and they happen anywhere, everyday places that we all visit, bars, parties, parades, churches, schools, streets, hospitals, grocery stores, hotels, subways, car shows, and for context, the parade shooting where people simply celebrating freedom were met with bullets from a high powered rifle comes just a week after president biden signed a new bipartisan gun safety bill into law. it provides, among other things, incentives for states to put red
adrienne, we did hear from the mayor, she said it is her understanding the weapon was purchased legally. the weapon was purchased legally. of course, much more information on that still needed as part of this investigation. adrienne broaddus, thank you so much. as to the weapon, as to guns, obviously after an incident like this, after a mass shooting, and needless to say we have seen more and more mass shootings in this country over the last several months, we hear from lawmakers discussing guns and what should be done. let s listen. six people have passed, and others are wounded. but we got a lot more work to do. we got to get this under control. we got to get this under control. the last time i heard a weapon with that capacity firing that rapidly on the fourth of july was iraq. it was not the united states of
rifle on one of these rooftops where he was in this sniper position, we know the atf did a quick trace. we imagine that s how they made that identification. but it just shows you we see this high powered assault rifle, this style used in many different shootings across the country, they re very easy to obtain. and one thing that i don t want to get too graphic, we cover so many of these, we just did a report showing the impact of these types of weapons on the human body, these injuries are described as catastrophic by medical professionals who have to treat the wounds. the same type of weaponry we see mass shooting after mass shooting, we believe used here in this carnage as well. where are they digging now what questions do they have left? i think the question is with the gun. he s a sniper on the roof, which shows some level of competency. where did he practice? what kind of other people were practicing with him? i would look for all of that, especially if the gun was legally p
moment as well. again, the scene as it unfolded here was a pure moment of terror. earlier this morning, i had a chance to speak to a couple, deborah and dr. david baum, who were here, they witnessed the shooting, they watched their 2-year-old march by in the parade, not long before the shooting took place, and then dr. baum rushed back in after fleeing initially to help some of the wounded. this is what he told me. 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. having been a physician, i ve seen things in ers and, you know, you do see lots of blood, but the bodies were literally some of the bodies were there was an evisceration injury from