Category: Illinois

Parents Issue First Statement After Son Arrested in Illinois Mass Shooting

The parents of the suspect who police say carried out the mass shooting in Illinois on July 4 have issued a statement for the first time since the attack. “We are all mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and this is a terrible tragedy for many families, the victims, the paradegoers, the community, and our…


Toddler Left Orphaned After Both Parents Killed in Highland Park Shooting

A 2-year-old boy was left orphaned after both of his parents were killed in Highland Park, Illinois, in a mass shooting that killed seven people in total and injured more than 30 others. Kevin McCarthy, 37, and his wife Irina McCarthy, 35, died at the scene of a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago…


Toddler Was Left Orphaned After Both Parents Killed in Highland Park Shooting

A 2-year-old boy was left orphaned after both of his parents were killed in Highland Park, Illinois, in a mass shooting that killed seven people in total and injured more than 30 others. Kevin McCarthy, 37, and his wife Irina McCarthy, 35, died at the scene of a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago…


Capitol Report (July 5): Major US Cities Marred by Gunfire; Another Rate Hike Coming Soon?

Police have captured the suspect of the 4th of July parade shooting in Illinois and have him in custody. In the city of Chicago alone, 71 people were shot and 8 killed over the weekend, but the politics are being focused on the 4th of July shooting that took place in Chicago’s affluent suburb where…


Capitol Report (July 5): Major U.S. Cities Marred by Gunfire; Another Rate Hike Coming Soon?

Police have captured the suspect of the 4th of July parade shooting in Illinois and have him in custody. In the city of Chicago alone, 71 people were shot and 8 killed over the weekend, but the politics are being focused on the 4th of July shooting that took place in Chicago’s affluent suburb where…


LIVE NOW: Parade Shooter May Have Planned Attack for Weeks: Officials; US–Mexico Border is Declared Deadliest | NTD Evening News

Authorities in Illinois revealed on July 5 that Robert E. Crimo—the man who allegedly killed seven people at a July 4th parade—dressed up in women’s clothing during the attack to conceal himself. They also said they believe he planned the attack for weeks. As President Joe Biden’s border policies are hotly debated, a new United…


Parade Shooter May Have Planned Attack for Weeks: Officials; US–Mexico Border is Declared Deadliest | NTD Evening News

Authorities in Illinois revealed on July 5 that Robert E. Crimo—the man who allegedly killed seven people at a July 4th parade—dressed up in women’s clothing during the attack to conceal himself. They also said they believe he planned the attack for weeks. As President Joe Biden’s border policies are hotly debated, a new United…


Illinois Town in Mourning After Horrendous July 4 Parade Killings

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.—Morgan Moss, a lifetime Highland Park resident, couldn’t sleep the night of July 4. On the morning of July 5, he went back downtown and quietly walked around the crime scene. He was in the parade driving a company bus when a gunman randomly shot at the crowd from a rooftop. After opening the…


Illinois Town in Mourning After Mass Shooting at July 4 Parade

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill.—Morgan Moss, a lifetime resident of Highland Park, Illinois, couldn’t sleep the night of July 4. On the morning of July 5, he went back downtown and quietly walked around the crime scene. He was in the Fourth of July parade driving a company bus when a gunman began randomly shooting at the crowd…


Democrats Respond to Illinois Parade Shooting by Calling for More Gun Control Laws

President Joe Biden and other top Democrats suggested they want more gun control laws passed following the mass shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left at least six dead and more injured on Monday. “I have spoken to Governor Pritzker and Mayor Rotering, and have offered the full support of the Federal…