Five of those killed died at the scene, all adults, said Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Another person died after being taken to a local hospital, he said. Authorities are working to notify the victims’ families and have not publicly identified those killed. A total of 26 patients were admitted to Highland Park Hospital, according to Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of NorthShore University Health System. Of those treated at that location, 25 suffered gunshot wounds, Temple said. Ten of the paramedics arrived by ambulance, he said, and 19 of the 25 shooting victims have been released. Patients there ranged in age from 8 to 85, according to Temple, and four or five of the patients were children. Five others were taken to Evanston Hospital, according to NorthShore University Health System spokesman Jim Anthony.
title: “Highland Park Illinois 4Th Of July Parade Shooting " ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-21” author: “Jaqueline Wagoner”
Eric Januszewski and Kate McCarney live just a block away from the shooting scene and went out Tuesday morning with their rescue dog Biff to look at the crime scene. A day earlier, Januszewski was at home during the parade, heard the gunshots and saw the rush of people fleeing. He offered water and refreshments to the police for the next few hours as they baked in the sun. Both recognized the suspect, Crimo, from previous runs, mostly because of his colorful hair and prominent facial tattoos. At a recent Highwood carnival, Januszewski said he commented to Crimo about face tattoos, noting that they were “quite a commitment.” Crimo agreed and then told Januszewski to check his SoundCloud account, he said. Ellen Cohen and Rob Phillips (courtesy of Rob Phillips) Other residents who were at the Fourth of July parade reflected on the chaotic scene that followed once the shooting began. Ellen Cohen and Rob Phillips watched the parade and set up their chairs near its start, a block away from Central Avenue, where the shooting eventually took place. They wanted to avoid the crowds. They took a smiling selfie and enjoyed seeing a group of children on bicycles on the parade route minutes before the official parade started. About 10-15 minutes after the parade started, they heard what they thought were fireworks and eventually realized it was gunshots and ran from the area. Helen left her cell phone behind and returned hours later to retrieve it. Robert E. Crimo III. (Highland Park Police Department) For two residents, a last-minute decision to skip the parade left them wondering what would have happened if they hadn’t changed their minds. Anisah and Steve Mihaljevic live on Central Avenue and Linden Avenue, just a block from the parade route. She was in Skokie, Illinois, visiting her parents Monday morning and thought they’d come home for the parade at the invitation of some friends. But they decided not to, partly out of laziness — a decision that left them wondering, “What if?” “It was so random that we ended up not being here,” Anisah told CNN, sitting on a bench near the crime scene. “It was one of those random decisions that ends up changing your life.” They noted that last month, on June 11, there was a March For Our Lives rally in downtown Highland Park and Sunset Park, where the parade ends. Their daughters attended and held signs calling for change.
