US: Six Killed, 24 Injured In Shooting At Independence Day Parade

At least six people were killed and 24 injured and rushed to hospitals after a rooftop gunman opened fire on an Independence Day parade in Illinois, United States.

Police said late Monday that the shooting in Highland Park disrupted the annual parade and that a rifle was recovered from the scene.

A statement from the Highland park reads; "Law enforcement agencies are searching for the suspect; evidence of a firearm has been recovered.

"Numerous law enforcement officers are responding and have secured a perimeter around downtown Highland Park."

The Midwestern state's police added; "The Illinois State Police is currently assisting Highland Park PD with an active shoot situation that occurred at the Highland Park Parade."

The shooting comes as gun violence has become rampant as of late.

This is after a massacre on May 24 killed 19 school children and two teachers at an elementary school in Texas, and also the May 14 attack that killed 10 people at a grocery store in Buffalo, New York.