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
also tonight here, the secret service. how do they explain the erased text messages from january 5th and 6th? rachel scott with late reporting from the hill tonight. the coronavirus here in the u.s., and tonight this number 85% of americans now live in a medium or high-risk area with this new variant sweeping the country. what dr. jha is now saying tonight about the current booster. and how much it could help if you get this strain of the virus. matt gutman tonight. this evening, authorities in ohio now say the black motorist shot and killed by akron police had 46 gunshot wounds. what his family is now saying tonight. the war in ukraine tonight. russian forces hitting new civilian targets, and it all comes just one day after that horrific attack that took nearly two dozen lives, including a 4-year-old girl. tonight here, we hear from that little girl s grandmother, her message for the russians. there is also late word coming in tonight on the cause of death of ivana
Missouri's Republican-led House on Monday passed a bill to ban celebratory gunfire in cities less than a week after a deadly shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade left some attending lawmakers hiding in bathrooms. Kansas City police have said the shooting appeared to stem from a dispute between several people and not celebratory gunfire. Already emotional Republicans and Democrats used Monday's debate on the measure to fight over the best way to address last week’s shooting, and gun violence more broadly.