Authorities are telling Highland Park residents to stay inside as they search for a shooter who attacked the Fourth of July parade Monday.
More than two dozen people were injured during the attack, which police are seeking video of, said Chris O’Neill, the Highland Park Police Department’s incident commander. Police have secured a perimeter around the suburb’s small downtown, searching for a White man, about 18 to 20 years old with a small build, long black hair and a white or blue T-shirt. Local and state authorities, as well as the FBI, are involved in the investigation.
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering thanked law enforcement “who ran toward danger to render aid” and other people who put themselves at risk to save others.
“This morning, at 10:14, our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core,” she said.
