BREAKING 6 dead and dozens hospitalized in shooting along JulyFourth parade route in HighlandPark north of Chicago. Latest here:
Highland Park Police Commander Chris O'Neill, the incident commander on scene, urged people to shelter in place as authorities search for the suspect.
Covelli said police believe there was only one shooter and warned that he should still be considered armed and dangerous. He and O'Neill described the shooting as random.ABC News Special Report: What we know about active shooting in Chicago suburbSix people were killed and more than two dozen are hospitalized following a shooting at 4th of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland park.
Hundreds of parade-goers - some visibly bloodied - fled the parade route after shots rang out, leaving their belongings behind. Video shot by a Sun-Times journalist after the gunfire rang out shows a band on a float continuing to play as people run past, screaming. Armed FBI agents in camouflage escorted a family with two small girls across Central Street hours after the shooting. The children looked visibly frightened even as their mother attempted to reassure them that the agents leading and flanking them would protect them.Highland Park Police initially said in a statement early Monday afternoon that five people had been killed and 19 people were taken to hospitals. but those numbers were revised at the news conference.
Debbie Glickman, a Highland Park resident, said she was on a parade float with coworkers and the group was preparing to turn onto the main route when she saw people running from the area.
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