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Photos: Deadly shooting at Fourth of July parade in Chicago suburb

A police officer with his face in his hands.
A police officer in Highland Park, Ill., after a gunman fired on a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb.
(Brian Cassella / Chicago Tribune)
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At least six people died and 24 others were wounded in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, and officers were searching for the shooter, who likely fired on the festivities from a rooftop, police said Monday.

Highland Park Police Cmdr. Chris O’Neill urged people to shelter in place as authorities searched for the gunman.

“This morning ... our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core,” Mayor Nancy Rotering said at the news conference. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims at this devastating time. On a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom, we are instead mourning the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us.”

Police in Highland Park after the shooting.
(Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)
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Police officers and vehicles fill a street.
Police search downtown Highland Park.
(Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times)
Police officers with guns search a street and building.
Police search for the Highland Park gunman.
(Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press)
A person stands near a pool of blood on the sidewalk.
Blood on a street in Highland Park.
(Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun-Times)
Empty chairs on a street.
Empty chairs are seen on a street after the shooting.
(Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press)
Police search a street.
Police search for the gunman.
(Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times)
A police officer lifts yellow caution tape to allow a police vehicle through.
Police in downtown Highland Park.
(Jim Vondruska / Getty Images)
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Chairs and empty strollers sit abandoned along the parade route.
Belongings left behind after the parade shooting.
(Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times)
A few people stand on a sidewalk among a jumble of empty chairs, strollers and scooters.
People retrieve their belongings after the shooting.
(Nam Y. Huh / Associated Press)
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