Jul 06 WATCH: Lake County, Illinois prosecutor gives update on arrest of alleged Highland Park shooter By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting… Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks in Highland Park, IL after July 4th shooting By Associated Press U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited the city of Highland Park on Tuesday, a day after a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July Parade, killing seven and wounding dozens of others. Continue reading
Jul 06 Vice President Harris calls on Congress to ban assault weapons By Associated Press In a speech to educators in Chicago on Tuesday, Vice President Harris decried the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, and renewed the call for an assault weapons ban. Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 3:41 Police search for a motive in Highland Park mass shooting By Lisa Desjardins, Tommy Walters A seventh person has died from the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Police said today the gunman pre-planned the July Fourth attack for several weeks. More than 30 other people were injured after the suspect fired over 70 rounds… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:12 Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering on how her community is coping after July 4 attack The scene of chaos in Highland Park, Illinois allegedly came from a calculated plan, weeks in the making. Officials say the shooter used an AR-15 style rifle, with a second one found with him when he was arrested. The rampage… Continue watching
Jul 05 At least 6 dead, 30 hurt in July 4 parade shooting By Michael Tarm, Kathleen Foody, Roger Schneider, Associated Press A shooter fired on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago, spraying the crowd with gunshots initially mistaken for fireworks. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:08 What we know about the Highland Park mass shooting By Amna Nawaz, Tommy Walters, Lizz Bolaji A mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb Monday left at least six people dead and two dozen injured. Authorities have described a person of interest as a 22-year-old white male, with a manhunt now… Continue watching
Jul 04 Shooting at 4th of July parade in Chicago suburb Highland Park leaves 6 dead, two dozen hospitalized By Kathleen Foody, Michael Tarm, Roger Schneider, Associated Press A gunman on a rooftop opened fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, killed at least six people and wounding at least 30. Continue reading
Jul 04 Copenhagen mall shooting not likely terror-related, authorities say By Jan M. Olsen, Karl Ritter, Associated Press Police say a gunman who killed three people when he opened fire in a crowded shopping mall acted alone and apparently selected his victims at random. They all but ruled out that Sunday's attack was related to terrorism. Continue reading
Jun 25 Biden signs most sweeping gun reform bill in decades By Will Weissert, Associated Press Biden signed the measure two days after the Supreme Court's ruling Thursday striking down a New York law that restricted peoples’ ability to carry concealed weapons. Continue reading