Hundreds of attendees ran for safety as the horror unfolded just 10 minutes into the annual procession in Highland Park, Illinois
Five people have died and another 24 are in hospital following a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade near Chicago.
Local media reported several witnesses describing hearing multiple gunshots - with some giving descriptions of a suspect with a yellow backpack. One witness claimed to have heard more than 20 shots being fired. The Lake County Sheriff's office said on Twitter: "STAY OUT OF THE AREA - allow law-enforcement and first responders to do their work." It added that deputies were assisting Highland Park police.
Fellow attendee, Lisa Schulkin, told WGN9: “All of a sudden you just heard the gunshots, multiple and quick in a row, and then masses, masses of people running. The streets were just filled with people running, kids crying."
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