New info on Highland Park victims and alleged shooter
Brooke and Matt Strauss, who were married Sunday, pause after leaving their wedding bouquets in downtown Highland Park, Ill., a Chicago suburb, near the scene of Monday's mass shooting, Tuesday, July 5, 2022. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
President Biden directed government buildings and military posts to fly the American flag at half-staff through sunset Saturday following the shooting in Highland Park, during a Fourth of July parade.
All seven of the people killed so far have been identified. They are:
Katherine Goldstein, 64
Irina McCarthy, 35
Kevin McCarthy, 37
Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63
Stephen Straus, 88
Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78
Eduardo Uvaldo, 69
The suspect in the shooting is in court this morning as we continue to learn more about the steps he allegedly took before and after the shooting occurred.
Guests:
Frank Main
Staff reporter covering crime, Chicago Sun-Times
Amanda Vinicky
Correspondent, Chicago Tonight, WTTW News
Here's how you can help victims of the shooting: Click here for resources from WTTW, the PBS member station in Chicago
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