6 killed in shooting at U.S. July 4 parade,suspect in custody

US: Police announced they had captured a suspect in a shooting on Monday that killed six people and wounded more than 36 when a man with a high-powered rifle opened fire from a rooftop at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.

Police confirmed they captured 22-year-old Robert E Crimo III, who was from the area.

Police can be seen surrounding a car and then Crimo exiting the vehicle with his hands raised, according to a video by the Chicago affiliate of ABC News. Crimo lies flat on the ground before police take him into custody. Charges will be filed, Highland Park Police said.

Officials told a news conference that six people were killed and 24 taken to hospital, and that a rifle was recovered from the scene. Meanwhile, US President Joe Biden sought to strike an optimistic note of unity in an Independence Day speech on Monday overshadowed by a mass shooting at a holiday parade in a Chicago suburb.

Addressing a July 4 barbeque for military families at the White House, Biden said he was confident America could pull through what he acknowledged were “unsettling” times.

“The economy is growing, but not without pain. Liberty is under assault, assault both here and abroad,” Biden said. The country has seen at least 309 mass shootings so far, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an advocacy group.

– THE NEW INDIAN EXPRESS