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Mass Shooting in Chicago on US Independence Day, 6 Dead and 36 Injured

CHICAGO, KOMPAS.com – Six people were killed and at least 36 injured in a mass shooting in suburban Chicago, during the Independence Day parade United States of America (USA) on Monday (4/7/2022).

The exact location of the shooting was in Highland Park. The suspect was a man with a high-powered rifle who fired from the roof.

Police said the suspect was named Robert E Crimo III (22) who came from the area. They say he drives a silver 2010 Honda Fit.

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“He was deemed armed and dangerous,” sheriff’s department spokesman Christopher Covelli said Reutersadding that residents should not approach him if they see him.

Officials said a rifle was found at the scene. The suspect is still at large and is being hunted by the police.

photo" data-photolink="http://www.kompas.com/global/image/2022/07/05/070307870/penembakan-massal-di-chicago-saat-hari-kemerdekaan-as-6-tewas-dan-36-luka?page=2" style="max-width: 100%;width:750px">CITY OF HIGHLAND PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT via AP A photo of a suspected mass shooting in Chicago, United States, released by the City of Highland Park Police Department on Monday (4/7/2022). The suspect named Robert (Bobby) E Crimo or Robert Crimo is 22 years old. The shooting took place during the US Independence Day celebrations.-One of the cellphone videos viewed Reuters but could not be verified showing the sound of about 30 quick shots, a pause, then about 30 more shots.

More than 36 of the injured were mostly gunshot wounds, said Jim Anthony, spokesman for the NorthShore University Health System.

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Twenty-six victims were taken to Highland Park hospital aged between 8 and 85, said emergency room doctor Brigham Temple.

Later, at least one of those killed was a Mexican national, a senior Mexican Foreign Ministry official said on Twitter.

Mass shooting in Chicago comes as the American public’s memory resonates with the massacre at Uvalde Elementary School, Texas, which killed 19 children on May 24, and the shooting at a Buffalo, New York grocery store, which claimed the lives of 10 people on May 14.”

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