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Demovictory9

(32,457 posts) Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:36 PM Jul 2022

5 dead..16 hospitalized. Parade shooting in highland park parade

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5 dead..16 hospitalized. Parade shooting in highland park parade (Original Post) Demovictory9 Jul 2022 OP

Looks like a line of ambulances ready for more casualties. Local station showed them brewens Jul 2022 #1

Yeah, when you see that many ambulances it isn't good. Novara Jul 2022 #8

Nothing says America like mass murder at a 4th of July parade. Frasier Balzov Jul 2022 #2

By electing rethuglicans OLDMDDEM Jul 2022 #4

Yep. The Powell Memo, Ronnie Raygun, Falwell Sr, the NRA, right-wing media... SMC22307 Jul 2022 #12

when SCOTUS said "the 2nd amendment means any amount of weapons for anyone without restriction" Takket Jul 2022 #25

What they said was a little sneakier. Frasier Balzov Jul 2022 #27

Gunman on loose Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #3

Witnesses (with video) FelineOverlord Jul 2022 #5

Musicians kept on playing Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #7

"Nearer My God to Thee?" dchill Jul 2022 #9

The Klezmer version. Frasier Balzov Jul 2022 #28

Still, all my song shall be. dchill Jul 2022 #30

More FelineOverlord Jul 2022 #6

Highland park, where? n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2022 #10

Illinois Leith Jul 2022 #14

My daughter just bought a house in Highland Square - Ms. Toad Jul 2022 #24

Illinois...wealthy northern suburb of Chicago greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #15

Thanks. n/t Ms. Toad Jul 2022 #23

Suspect still at large. Boomerproud Jul 2022 #11

Wisconsin parade, now Illinois parade. Women run over in Iowa during protest. BlackSkimmer Jul 2022 #13

Trouble in River City. Frasier Balzov Jul 2022 #29

Where is the freedom to not have this happen to you? dchill Jul 2022 #16

Now 6 Deceased nt SoCalDavidS Jul 2022 #17

Update 5 dead 19 wounded Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #18

HPPD says 6 dead, 24 transported to hospital greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #19

Six dead now. White male, 18-25. nolabear Jul 2022 #20

Shooter described as 18 - 20 white male Demovictory9 Jul 2022 #21

Suspect not identified, located, barricaded...fully on the loose greenjar_01 Jul 2022 #22

There is a large Jewish population in HP. The band is playing Klezmer music. Gaugamela Jul 2022 #26

brewens

(13,594 posts)

1. Looks like a line of ambulances ready for more casualties. Local station showed them

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:37 PM

Jul 2022

from the air. That must be what they are doing.

Novara

(5,843 posts)

8. Yeah, when you see that many ambulances it isn't good.

Reply to brewens (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:47 PM

Jul 2022

Frasier Balzov

(2,654 posts)

2. Nothing says America like mass murder at a 4th of July parade.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:38 PM

Jul 2022

Where did we go wrong?

OLDMDDEM

(1,575 posts)

4. By electing rethuglicans

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:41 PM

Jul 2022

SMC22307

(8,090 posts)

12. Yep. The Powell Memo, Ronnie Raygun, Falwell Sr, the NRA, right-wing media...

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:51 PM

Jul 2022

Thom Hartmann lays it out:

Link to tweet

?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Takket

(21,577 posts)

25. when SCOTUS said "the 2nd amendment means any amount of weapons for anyone without restriction"

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #2)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:07 PM

Jul 2022

i'm being a little factious, but what little restrictions there were are now being thrown out as well.

Frasier Balzov

(2,654 posts)

27. What they said was a little sneakier.

Reply to Takket (Reply #25)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:18 PM

Jul 2022

Weapons in common usage.

But that definition is constantly trending toward the more lethal.

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

3. Gunman on loose

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:38 PM

Jul 2022

FelineOverlord

(3,580 posts)

5. Witnesses (with video)

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:42 PM

Jul 2022

Link to tweet

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

7. Musicians kept on playing

Reply to FelineOverlord (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:46 PM

Jul 2022

dchill

(38,503 posts)

9. "Nearer My God to Thee?"

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #7)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:48 PM

Jul 2022

Frasier Balzov

(2,654 posts)

28. The Klezmer version.

Reply to dchill (Reply #9)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:19 PM

Jul 2022

dchill

(38,503 posts)

30. Still, all my song shall be.

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #28)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:23 PM

Jul 2022

FelineOverlord

(3,580 posts)

6. More

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:43 PM

Jul 2022

Link to tweet

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)

10. Highland park, where? n/t

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:49 PM

Jul 2022

Leith

(7,809 posts)

14. Illinois

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:52 PM

Jul 2022

https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/04/us/highland-park-illinois-shooting-july-4-parade/index.html

There are probably several towns across the country with that name. I thought it was the one in Michigan.

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)

24. My daughter just bought a house in Highland Square -

Reply to Leith (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:06 PM

Jul 2022

in Akron (the recent police shooting) - and I wouldn't be surprised to find a park in the area.

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

15. Illinois...wealthy northern suburb of Chicago

Reply to Ms. Toad (Reply #10)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:52 PM

Jul 2022

Ms. Toad

(34,074 posts)

23. Thanks. n/t

Reply to greenjar_01 (Reply #15)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:04 PM

Jul 2022

Boomerproud

(7,955 posts)

11. Suspect still at large.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:50 PM

Jul 2022

Help us all. 😥🤬

BlackSkimmer

(51,308 posts)

13. Wisconsin parade, now Illinois parade. Women run over in Iowa during protest.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:51 PM

Jul 2022

Wtf Midwest?

Frasier Balzov

(2,654 posts)

29. Trouble in River City.

Reply to BlackSkimmer (Reply #13)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:21 PM

Jul 2022

With a capital T and that rhymes with G and that stands for GUNS.

dchill

(38,503 posts)

16. Where is the freedom to not have this happen to you?

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:54 PM

Jul 2022

I will celebrate Independence Day when there actually IS one. I haven't seen it since GWB stole the presidency in 2000.

SoCalDavidS

(9,998 posts)

17. Now 6 Deceased nt

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:56 PM

Jul 2022

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

18. Update 5 dead 19 wounded

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:57 PM

Jul 2022

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

19. HPPD says 6 dead, 24 transported to hospital

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #18)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:58 PM

Jul 2022

Northshore Hospital system told WGN that "most" of the hospitalized are GSWs.

nolabear

(41,986 posts)

20. Six dead now. White male, 18-25.

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:59 PM

Jul 2022

I don’t know what to say or do any more.

Demovictory9

(32,457 posts)

21. Shooter described as 18 - 20 white male

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 01:59 PM

Jul 2022

greenjar_01

(6,477 posts)

22. Suspect not identified, located, barricaded...fully on the loose

Reply to Demovictory9 (Original post)

Mon Jul 4, 2022, 02:00 PM

Jul 2022

They recovered the "rifle" at the scene.

"No indication he's barricaded anywhere or has any hostages."

Gaugamela

(2,496 posts)

26. There is a large Jewish population in HP. The band is playing Klezmer music.