scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Jul 4, 2022 17:11:15 GMT
Update: they have arrested a person of interest.
This is a developing incident RIGHT NEAR MY HOUSE!!! There was one, possibly more, shooter(s) shooting down on the parade in Highland Park.
They are still on the loose. No one really knows what is going on, tons of sirens, police, ambulances, rumors, but I have heard 9 victims, 2,3,4 dead, all unconfirmed. I have friends who were right there, who were terrified, with their kids running for their cars. They may be barricaded in a local grocery store, AND I KNOW SOMEONE WHO toOK SHELTER IN THE BASEMENT THERE WHEN THIS ALL STARTED. No one can reach them.
All local paraded in surrounding towns have now been canceled.
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 4, 2022 17:15:20 GMT
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Post by epeanymous on Jul 4, 2022 17:15:30 GMT
I am sorry! That is awful.
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 4, 2022 17:17:50 GMT
Awful. Praying all your friends are safe.
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Jul 4, 2022 17:18:50 GMT
Just horrific.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 17:19:21 GMT
Sorry it has a paywall .. Multiple people reportedly w ere shot Monday morning, at least one fatally, about 10 minutes into the northern suburb’s Fourth of July parade, according to witnesses and published reports. According to the Highland Park police Facebook page, authorities were responding to a situation in downtown Highland Park, in Lake County. The post did not specifically reference the shooting but said Fourth Fest had been canceled and asked people to “please avoid downtown Highland Park.” The Lake County Sheriff’s office also was responding and asked people to stay out of the area. www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-highland-park-shooting-fourth-of-july-parade-20220704-ai4yuthlqfac7ljmv5zj2tiybe-story.html |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 17:23:47 GMT
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scrappinghappy
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Post by scrappinghappy on Jul 4, 2022 17:27:24 GMT
It's horrific. There is a little boy, with scraped legs, and no one can find his parents.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 17:33:35 GMT
CNN Zaremski, said he heard what he believed to be about 20 to 30 gunshots, in two consecutive spurts of gunfire, at about 10:20 a.m. CT, 20 minutes after the start of the parade. The hail of gunfire caused a stampede of people to flee, he said. He told CNN he saw a number of people bloodied and on the ground and described the scene as chaotic. www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-illinois-shooting-july-4-parade/index.html |
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Post by mnmloveli on Jul 4, 2022 17:34:09 GMT
CNN just reporting 5 killed. 16 victims taken to area hospitals.
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Post by Merge on Jul 4, 2022 17:38:46 GMT
So 'Merica. Much freedumb. Yay.
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used2scrap
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Post by used2scrap on Jul 4, 2022 17:42:11 GMT
So 'Merica. Much freedumb. Yay. I don’t want to like this. But yeah. 😢💔🤍💙 |
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Jili
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Post by Jili on Jul 4, 2022 17:43:29 GMT
I work just a few miles from Highland Park and know many who live there. One of my coworkers was at the parade with her young family. Thankfully they are safe.
All parades and festivities in the area are canceled.
I am just sickened.
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caangel
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Post by caangel on Jul 4, 2022 17:45:42 GMT
This is so horrible and distressing. We are waiting to board our flight to Chicago.
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Post by librarylady on Jul 4, 2022 17:47:14 GMT
So 'Merica. Much freedumb. Yay. I don’t want to like this. But yeah. 😢💔🤍💙 Anymore, shooting and killing is the American way.
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Post by pinklady on Jul 4, 2022 17:48:35 GMT
So 'Merica. Much freedumb. Yay. As much as the truth hurts,  |
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Post by cakediva on Jul 4, 2022 17:50:11 GMT
I'm so sorry.....
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Post by iamkristinl16 on Jul 4, 2022 17:55:43 GMT
So 'Merica. Much freedumb. Yay. I was thinking the same thing. There is nothing more American than a mass shooting at a 4th of July celebration. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 17:56:36 GMT
ABC News.
6 deceased, 24 transported to hospital.
STAY IN PLACE!!
White Male about 18-20, longer blk hair, slim build....
rifle recovered
Was shooting from roof
not in custody. Police knocking door to door.. shooter may have other weapons..
Requesting any video from public.
Will update every 30-60 minutes
Still considered Active shooter.
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Post by gar on Jul 4, 2022 17:57:38 GMT
I don’t want to like this. But yeah. 😢💔🤍💙 Anymore, shooting and killing is the American way.
It's heading to the point where it'll be news if there isn't a mass shooting at these large gatherings  |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 4, 2022 18:04:01 GMT
CNN has it on right now. Honestly, I feel more and more like I just want to stay away from any place where there are a lot of people. |
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scrappinmama
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Post by scrappinmama on Jul 4, 2022 18:09:33 GMT
How horrific. This country just gets worse by the day.
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Post by paulao on Jul 4, 2022 18:17:11 GMT
I don’t want to like this. But yeah. 😢💔🤍💙 Anymore, shooting and killing is the American way.
 Sad, but true. Violence, particularly gun violence, increases on the summer, and on holidays. I’m outside Chicago and sadly this is local news. Fuck all guns and people who buy them. |
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Post by monklady123 on Jul 4, 2022 18:25:00 GMT
Also, although I'm saddened by this and horrified, I'm just not surprised anymore. The recent shooting that caused me to say "really? ?" is the one at the mall in Copenhagen yesterday. European countries have these things happen so rarely that it's a shock when it does. Isn't it sad that people aren't surprised when it happens in the United States?  |
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linda~lou
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Post by linda~lou on Jul 4, 2022 18:31:55 GMT
And they estimate shooter was between 18 and 20. If damn GQP would approve bumping age to 21, maybe this would not have happened. And he was on a roof just randomly shooting into the crowd. What the ever loving fuck.
GOD GUNS AND BABIES
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pantsonfire
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Post by pantsonfire on Jul 4, 2022 18:32:48 GMT
Also, although I'm saddened by this and horrified, I'm just not surprised anymore. The recent shooting that caused me to say "really? ?" is the one at the mall in Copenhagen yesterday. European countries have these things happen so rarely that it's a shock when it does. Isn't it sad that people aren't surprised when it happens in the United States? There was unfortunately one in another European country a day or 2 before that one. Those really shocked me. |
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Post by gar on Jul 4, 2022 18:52:48 GMT
Also, although I'm saddened by this and horrified, I'm just not surprised anymore. The recent shooting that caused me to say "really? ?" is the one at the mall in Copenhagen yesterday. European countries have these things happen so rarely that it's a shock when it does. Isn't it sad that people aren't surprised when it happens in the United States? There was unfortunately one in another European country a day or 2 before that one. Those really shocked me. Yes, 2 people were killed on Saturday in Oslo 😞 |
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Post by luckyjune on Jul 4, 2022 18:57:49 GMT
CNN has it on right now.  Honestly, I feel more and more like I just want to stay away from any place where there are a lot of people. Right? My 25 year old son and his three buddies are taking a road trip through several states in the west next week. I have an overwhelming urge to remind him to be careful at places like Mt. Rushmore, where crowds gather. I don't know what we have become. I do know we will become something worse if action is not taken to put a stick in the spokes of gun purchases. |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 19:25:21 GMT
This video shows very little, but it does show some roof tops, which is all the more reason authorities need to see all videos.. youtu.be/IKHLB1b5jkc |
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 4, 2022 19:33:50 GMT
A witness comment... It struck me that these kids were little like between 7 and 10," she explained. "They were scared. They had terrified looks on their faces but they were so composed because they've been through active shooter drills and they knew what to do. They knew what to do because of moments like now."youtu.be/qWicELgwDFA |
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