In the weeks before a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in a Chicago suburb, federal law enforcement officials had again been on alert because of a 'heightened threat environment.'
July 04, 2022, 4:01 PMLaw enforcement search after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, Ill., on Monday, July 4, 2022.in a Chicago suburb, federal law enforcement officials had again been on alert because of a "heightened threat environment" fueled in part, they said, by domestic extremists and social upheaval.
Six people were killed and about 24 others were seriously hurt in the mass shooting at the parade in Highland Park, Illinois, according to officials. As of Monday afternoon, police were still searching for the suspected gunman, whom they described as a man between the ages of 18 and 20. A rifle was recovered, police said, adding that the suspect should still be considered armed and dangerous. It appears he fired from a roof.MORE: 6 killed in mass shooting at 4th of July parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park; suspect at large
The Department of Homeland Security recently indicated that there was real potential for another spate of violence in the near term and in the foreseeable future because of what federal authorities described as extremists and so-called "lone actors" becoming animated by events and issues ranging from Pride Month to the
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