Parade shooting Highland Park

Five victims, all adults, were killed along the parade route Monday, and a sixth died at the hospital, according to the Lake County Coroner.

"There are no words sufficient to express the depth of our grief for Jacki’s death and sympathy for her family and loved ones," it added. Alba Toledo told USA TODAY her grandfather loved drawing, hunting, fishing and going for walks in the park. Authorities have not publicly released the names of the people killed in the shooting. Sundheim helped organized events as the synagogue's events and B'nei Mitzvah coordinator. Five victims, all adults, were killed along the parade route Monday, and a sixth died at the hospital, according to Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. She did not have additional information on the sixth victim. Toledo, a great-grandfather and dual Mexican-American citizen, spent most of his life in Morelos, Mexico, and had moved back to Highland Park a few months ago to be with family, Xochil Toledo told the Sun-Times. It is unclear if he is the Mexican national that an official from the Mexican Foreign Ministry’s North America unit said was among the victims.

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“He was an honorable man who worked his whole life and looked out for his family and gave everyone the best he had,” Ms. Straus said. Ms. Sundheim worked at the synagogue coordinating events and doing a bit of everything else. “We brought him over here so he could have a better life,” Ms. Toledo said. He had been struck by a car while walking in Highland Park a few years ago in a prior stint living with family, and had a range of medical issues resulting from that accident. He had moved back to Highland Park a few months ago from Mexico at the urging of family members. All six of those who died on Monday were adults, said Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. A seventh person died on Tuesday, he said.

Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months.

Her boyfriend also was shot in the back and taken to a hospital. The shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. The legal fight ended at the U.S. Supreme Court’s doorstep in 2015 when justices declined to hear the case and let the suburb’s restrictions remain in place. In 2013, Highland Park officials approved a ban on semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity ammunition magazines. Until laws change, it’s going to be more of the same.” Outside the police tape, some residents drove up to collect blankets and chairs they abandoned. More than three dozen other people were wounded in the attack, which Covelli said the suspect had planned for several weeks. The shots were initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of revelers fled in terror. Task force spokesman Christopher Covelli said police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, but said there was no sign he had any guns at the time. In all, police said, he purchased five firearms, which were recovered by officers at his father’s home. At the time “there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger” and deny the application, the state police said in a statement. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart promised Tuesday that dozens more charges would be sought.

Two of the six people killed at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois have been identified.

- Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78 - Kevin McCarthy, 37 - Irina McCarthy, 35

A gunman attacked paradegoers from a rooftop, killing 7 people, during a Chicago suburb's July Fourth festivities.

In September 2019, a family member reported that the suspect said he was going to "kill everyone." "Once this determination was made, Illinois State Police involvement with the matter was concluded." Covelli said Tuesday evening that Highland Park police had interacted with the suspect on at least two occasions prior to the shooting. A North Chicago police officer then saw the car, waited for backup and pulled the vehicle over, taking the suspect into custody. Investigators were speaking with the suspect, but they haven't uncovered a motive for the shooting, Covelli said. CBS Chicago reports Kevin and Irina McCarthy were the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was separated from his parents during the chaos.

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"I'm waiting for something bad to happen all the time." . "How did somebody become this angry, this hateful to take it out on innocent people who literally were just having a family day out?" At approximately 6:30 p.m., the suspect was apprehended and taken into custody without incident, police said. In Harrisburg, Pa., fears of a shooting sent hundreds of people running moments before the city’s fireworks display started. "The shooter is still at large," Bailey said. In Washington, D.C., two loud noises near 11th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW prompted people nearby to flee toward the National Mall, The Washington Post reported. "Our officers are now working to secure the area. Lauren Silva, 38, and her boyfriend were heading to Walker Bros, a breakfast place on the July 4 parade route, when they first heard the gunshots and saw the carnage. The impact of Monday's shooting rampage was felt across the nation. "The continued support leaves us all at a loss for words," she wrote. "This is the last place I would ever imagine something like this happening.” "Believe me my grandfather was a great person, with an enormous heart, he was the best grandfather, loving, attentive."

Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, who has been identified as a person of interest, preplanned the attack in Highland Park for several weeks, according to Sgt.

"And then I gingerly went a little bit forward, and all of a sudden I see blood on the cement, he said. "And all I wanted to do was get my phone, call, make sure we'd get reunited and get out of there." "He was the one who saved all of our lives," she said of her grandfather. "Our condolences go out to all the other families who lost a [loved] one today." The family has created a GoFundMe page to raise money for funeral expenses. Her boyfriend was shot in the back as he tried to run away. Another hit her father in the arm as he was trying to shield him. NPR's Cheryl Corley tells Morning Edition that some of those videos are "ominous and violent," including one that shows a stick figure with an automatic rifle and a person lying in a pool of blood. The man tried to flee but the officer called in backup and, after a brief pursuit, apprehended him without incident. Inside the car was a second rifle. Authorities spotted the 2010 silver Honda Fit driving southbound and conducted a traffic stop. He reportedly wore women’s clothing and possibly a wig to conceal facial tattoos and his identity.

Details continue to emerge after a person opened fire on the Independence Day parade in Highland Park, a suburb north of Chicago, killing seven people and.

“At two years old, Aiden is left in the unthinkable position: to grow up without his parents,” Irina Colon, who set up the fundraiser, said. "We do believe [the suspect] pre-planned this attack for several weeks," Covelli said. There is no reason that we have weapons of war on the streets of America. We need reasonable gun safety laws.” In all, police said, he purchased five firearms, which were recovered by officers at his father’s home. “Our hearts, thoughts and prayers go out to everybody.” Authorities said a gun found at the scene and another rifle found in the vehicle he was driving at the time he was arrested were registered in his name and legally purchased, but a motive for the shooting remains unclear. “There are no words for the kind of evil that turns a community celebration into a tragedy,” said Pritzker. “As we mourn together, the State of Illinois will provide every available resource to Highland Park and surrounding communities in the days and weeks ahead as the community works to recover from this horrific tragedy.” The fundraiser, started by a family friend, is aiming to raise finds for the son of Irina and Kevin McCarthy, both of whom were killed when a gunman opened fire during a Fourth of July parade in the community this week. A 21-year-old arrested in connection with a mass shooting at a Highland Park Fourth of July parade has been charged with murder, authorities announced Tuesday. The family of the suspect accused in Monday’s shooting at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Highland Park has released a statement, saying that their “hearts, thoughts and prayers” go out to the community after the tragedy. Harris rode in a motorcade from her speech at the National Education Association’s convention out to Highland Park, where seven people were killed and dozens more were wounded in a mass shooting Monday. At the time “there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger” and deny the application, state police said in a statement.

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The injuries are not life-threatening, and the Kolpack children were unharmed, Whitehead said. Sundheim also taught preschool at Congregation Israel, where she was a lifelong member, according to a message from the synagogue. Authorities said six people were killed and 24 others wounded when a gunman opened fire just as Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade was kicking off. The seventh person has not yet been identified by authorities. A family man who loved the arts. The parents of a toddler.