22-Year-Old With High-Powered Rifle Is US Shooting Suspect, Arrested
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US Parade Shooting: Robert E Crimo III, 22, was "taken into custody without incident" after he was spotted driving on a highway outside Chicago, police told the local media.
Police arrested a suspect Monday after a mass shooting left six dead at a US Independence Day parade in a wealthy Chicago suburb, casting a dark shadow over the country's most patriotic holiday.
The suspect, identified as Robert Crimo, 22, was taken into custody after a massive manhunt across the town of Highland Park in Illinois where, just hours before, a family-focused July 4 parade celebration had been turned into a scene of death and trauma.
Firing into the holiday crowd from a rooftop with a high-powered rifle, the gunman triggered scenes of total chaos as panicked onlookers ran for their lives, leaving behind a parade route strewn with chairs, abandoned balloons and personal belongings.
Emergency officials said around two dozen people, including children, were treated for gunshot injuries, with some in critical condition.
