Authorities are still working in the area. The police say they are looking for one person in connection with the incident.
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Elsa Osipova
At least six people have been killed in a shooting at an Independence Day parade near Chicago, Illinois.
According to the police, twenty people were injured in the morning local time. According to the news agency AFP, there are 31 wounded.
At least 19 people have been taken to the hospital, the authorities say.
According to the police, they are currently looking for the shooter. According to the police, the suspect is an 18-20-year-old white-skinned, black-haired man.
A local newspaper Chicago Sun-Times (You’re moving to another service) told Finnish time in the evening that the holiday parade in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, was interrupted 10 minutes after it started, when the sounds of gunshots started to be heard from the crowd.
According to the authorities, the perpetrator probably fired a gun at the crowd from the roof of the house.
The police said they found a rifle at the scene.
The local news channel WGN reports that according to eyewitnesses, hundreds of people started running away in terror after hearing the shots.
According to the Chicago Sun Times, witnesses reported hearing several gunshots. Some initially mistook the gunshots for the sounds of fireworks.
One person interviewed by the magazine said that he had counted more than 20 shots.
The US Federal Police are currently working in the area. The airspace in the area is closed for the search.
President Joe Biden says he is shocked by the incident and vows to continue the fight against gun violence. President Biden says he has spoken with the mayor of Highland Park and the governor of Illinois and has offered help from the federal government. In addition, Biden says he directed federal troops to help search for the shooter, who is still missing.