At least 6 killed in shooting at Fourth of July parade near Chicago

The scene of Monday's shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
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At least six people were killed and 30 injured on Monday after a gunman fired on the crowd at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.

The gunman fired from a rooftop, law enforcement officials said, and they recovered a rifle from the scene. After a massive manhunt that lasted several hours, authorities said on Monday evening that a 22-year-old man who had been named a person of interest in the shooting was taken into police custody.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.