Six people were killed Monday after a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, authorities said.
Five of those who were killed died at the scene, all of whom were adults, said Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek. Another person died after they were transported to a local hospital, she said. Authorities are working to notify the victims’ families and have not publicly identified those who were killed.
A total of 26 patients were received at Highland Park Hospital, according to Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of NorthShore University Health System. Of those tended to at that location, 25 sustained gunshot wounds, Temple said. Ten of those treated arrived by ambulance, he said, and 19 of the 25 gunshot victims have been discharged.
The patients there ranged in age from 8 years old to 85 years old, according to Temple, and four or five of the patients were children.
Five others were transported to Evanston Hospital, according to spokesperson Jim Anthony with the NorthShore University Health System.
