Lexi and Shelly Goldman leave flowers in downtown Highland Park at the scene of the July 4 mass shooting.|Manuel Martinez
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FBI officers escort a family and their two dogs out of the downtown Highland Park area.|Manuel Martinez
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Law enforcement officials escort parade-goers out of the downtown Highland Park area.|Manuel Martinez
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Parade goers shelter in a Paper Source along Central Avenue in Highland Park after a gunman started shooting at the city’s Fourth of July parade.|Manuel Martinez
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Police search the downtown area of the Chicago suburb of Highland Park after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday.|Manuel Martinez
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Parade-goers abandoned their belongings as they fled the Fourth of July celebration.|Manuel Martinez
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Parade-goers abandoned their belongings as they fled the Fourth of July celebration.|Manuel Martinez
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Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek speaks at a Monday afternoon press conference in Highland Park.|Manuel Martinez
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Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Chris Covelli addresses the press following a mass shooting in Highland Park.|Manuel Martinez
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Highland Park residents gather in front of the police station as they await answers following the deadly Independence Day shooting.|Manuel Martinez
Multiple people were killed and many others were wounded when a gunman started shooting about 10 minutes after the Highland Park Fourth of July parade kicked off Monday morning.
What many parade-goers initially thought was fireworks turned out to be gunfire from a shooter perched atop the roof of a nearby business. As attendees rushed to flee the scene, they left behind the belongings brought to enjoy the holiday celebration. Children’s bikes decorated with red-white-and-blue streamers, lawn chairs, beach balls and flip flops were left behind on the sidewalks lining the parade route.
WBEZ and Sun-Times photographers and reporters captured some of the first reactions following the shooting. Authorities quickly began attempting to secure the area and searching for the gunman. More than eight hours after a gunman killed seven people and wounded dozens more by firing a “high-powered rifle” from a rooftop onto a crowd attending the parade, police pulled over and arrested the “person of interest” — identified as Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, 21.
WBEZ and Sun-Times photographers and reporters captured photos of authorities and residents in the area throughout the afternoon on Monday in the aftermath of the shooting.
Police and FBI officers escort people away from the parade scene after the shooting in Highland Park on Monday July 4.
Manuel Martinez
Parade spectators take shelter in shops along the July 4th parade route in Highland Park following a mass shooting.
Manuel Martinez
Local police escort a group of people away from the scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday, July 4, 2022.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere
Parade-goers abandoned their belongings as they fled the Fourth of July celebration.
Manuel Martinez
When parade-goers set up their chairs in downtown Highland Park on the morning of July 4, they did not anticipate having to flee for their lives. Shoes, water bottles and American flags are among some of the items left behind.
Manuel Martinez
Adorned with American flags to celebrate patriotic pride, a red car stands abandoned on the closed street in downtown Highland Park.
Manuel Martinez
Police climb a fire exit staircase as they search downtown Highland Park in an attempt to secure the area after a mass shooting took place on July 4.
Manuel Martinez
Police search the downtown area of the Chicago suburb of Highland Park after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday.
Manuel Martinez
Police search downtown Highland Park and observe the area. The suspect has fired shots from a rooftop of a business nearby.
Manuel Martinez
Police search the downtown area of the Chicago suburb of Highland Park after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade Monday.
Manuel Martinez
Traffic is blocked off near Hidden Creek Aqua Park in Highland Park as police secure the area following a mass shooting incident downtown.
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