Former preschool teacher identified as a victim of July Fourth parade shooting
CNN
What was supposed to be a day of national celebration turned into a day of tragedy and fear when a gunman killed six people and injured dozens of others at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
Now, yet another community in America, is processing their grief as they mourn the loss of family and friends after a suspected shooter used a "high-powered rifle" in an attack that appeared to be "random" and "intentional," police said.
Authorities believe the shooter, who was apprehended following a manhunt Monday, climbed onto a rooftop of a business and opened fire on the parade about 20 minutes after it started.
At least 30 people were detained by New York Police Department officers, CNN witnessed, as police entered Columbia University on Thursday to disperse a pro-Palestinian protest that began a day earlier as the university’s president testified before a House committee about the school’s response to antisemitism.
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