According to police in the neighboring town of Evanston, a suspected shooter was actively sought. “We are assisting Highland Park Police after shootings on Parade Road,” Lake County Sheriff’s Department tweeted.
A powerful rifle was found, but the individual is still “considered armed and dangerous”, said the police, who called on the population to stay safe until his arrest. “Firearm-related evidence was found on the roof of a nearby business,” said Christopher Covelli, a county police spokesman, implying that the shooter acted from that point. raised.
Saying he was “shocked”, Democratic President Joe Biden promised in a statement to continue the fight against “the epidemic of gun violence” after this new bloodbath.
Hundreds of officers were deployed to apprehend the suspect and come to the aid of the population. On images of the city broadcast on television channels, we see the police circulating in empty streets, where the sidewalks are covered with camping chairs abandoned in panic.
