Shooting Rampage at Independence Day Parade in Chicago Area Leaves Six Dead

A gunman fired a barrage of bullets at a July 4 Independence Day parade in downtown Highland Park, Illinois on Monday, killing six marchers and wounding 24 others.

A suspect in the parade shooting, identified as Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, 22, has been arrested by the police.

On Monday, the Gun Violence Archive said that at least 11 mass shootings have occurred across the United States since Friday night, leaving a dozen people killed and scores injured.

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A woman wipes away tears after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, Monday, July 4, 2022.

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Police crime tape seen around an area where children's bicycles and baby strollers stand near the scene of the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois on July 4, 2022.

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Law enforcement escorts a family away from the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.

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Law enforcement conducts a search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., on Monday, July 4, 2022.

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This undated handout photo provided by the City of Highland Park Police Department shows Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III. Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said Monday, July 4 that police have identified 22-year-old Crimo as a person of interest in an Independence Day parade shooting in suburban Chicago.

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Law enforcement works at the scene of a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.

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People check their belongings after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, Ill., on Monday, July 4, 2022.

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Belongings are shown left behind at the scene of a mass shooting along the route of a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.

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A police officer reacts as he walks in downtown Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, Ill., Monday, July 4, 2022, where a mass shooting took place at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

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Empty chairs and an American flag blanket lie on the ground after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park on Monday, July 4, 2022.