The shooting at Illinois’s upscale neighborhood, Highland Park, has left at least six people dead and several injured.
Gunshots were fired at a parade marking the American Independence Day, 4th of July, on Central Avenue shortly after 10.20 in the morning.
The police have taken into custody a person of interest in the investigation named Robert E. Crimo III, also known as ‘Awake the Rapper.’
Ten days ago, on June 25, the United States passed a gun control law that mandated background checks for people aged 18-20.