Rep. Tony McCombie | Courtesy photo
Rep. Tony McCombie | Courtesy photo
In a July 4 Facebook post, Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Sterling) spoke out about the shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.
"Please join me in praying for the victims, their families and friends and the cities of Highland Park and Chicago! #highlandpark," McCombie posted.
McCombie posted links to news outlets' coverage of the rampage. The Chicago Tribune described the parade before the shootings occurred and witness accounts of what things were like afterward.
According to the Tribune, hospital officials said Monday that 26 people were rushed to Highland Park Hospital, all but one of whom had suffered gunshot wounds. "Four or five of the patients were children," said Brigham Temple, medical director of emergency preparedness at NorthShore University HealthSystem.
According the CBS Chicago, In Chicago alone by July 3, there were multiple mass shooting incidents before the carnage on the holiday.
ABC7 Chicago reported that more than 70 individuals were shot, with eight deaths in Chicago over the Fourth of July weekend. The news outlet says the toll is lower than in previous years. Nineteen people were killed and more than 100 people were shot over the long Fourth of July weekend. In 2020.
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