Shooting during a parade on 4th of July , Independence Day in the United States, in Highland Park on the outskirts of Chicago, Illinois .
According to initial information, there are six dead and over thirty injured .
The parade started at 10 am local time. After just ten minutes, several gunshots were fired and a general stampede started.
The killer is armed and on the run : the police are looking for a white man between 18 and 20 years old with long black hair. According to the New York Times, he shot from a roof using a rifle at thousands of people who were enjoying a day of joy and relaxation with the family.
"At first I thought they were fireworks, I didn't realize they were gunshots," a witness told CNN. "Then I started seeing bloody people screaming and running and then I understood. It was horrible ."
For the police at the moment it is a "completely random act", but there are several cities that have canceled the events scheduled for July 4th .
(Unioneonline / D)
