[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] A mass shooting occurred Monday morning at the Fourth of July parade being held by the town of Highland Park, Illinois.
The shooting reportedly started just minutes after the parade began at about 10:00 a.m. local time in the city, which is a suburb of Chicago, according to multiple media reports.
Information from the scene coming to news reports throughout Monday has been fluid and changing, of course, but as of early Monday afternoon, police have reported that six people are dead and at least 24 more have been injured in the attack. Related: Robb Elementary School Will Be ‘Demolished’ After Uvalde School Shooting According to the Chicago Sun-Times, in a press conference on Monday afternoon, police reported that the shooter is not in custody.
They describe the man as a white male, approximately 18 to 20 years old, “with longer black hair, a small build, and wearing a long blue T-shirt,” per People.
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