At least six people were killed in a shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday, and more than 20 others were injured in the latest outbreak of mass gun violence in the US.
The shooter is still at large, according to police.
The shooting in a Chicago suburb — which some attending the parade initially mistook for fireworks, according to the New York Times — has brought American exceptionalism on gun violence into stark relief as it marks its most patriotic holiday.
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