the most powerful rocket ever built a major setback, but not a total failure in the goal of sending humans to mars. one day basketball rules into a man s yard and he opens fire on the neighbors just trying to retrieve it. now a six year old and her father recovering from gunshot wounds. and a manhunt is underway for the suspect. this guy is not a stranger to local police. this is just for the country also latest example of an innocent mistake leading to a shooting and right now, more than 50 million people are under a severe storm threat after a tornado outbreak already tears apart parts of three states. at least three people are dead as search and rescue efforts continue. we re following these major developing stories and many more all coming in right here to cnn news, central. we begin with liftoff and spacex s historic starship rocket, but it s planned journey around the earth didn t last long. just take a look. part into the power was icing on the cake. alright so despite
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
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