experts tell us what we can all look out for online. garrett: i m major garrett in the nation s capitol with other top stories. new detals in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. we re tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griner s wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba star s partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and american heros honored. four vehement veterans receive the medal of honor. this is the cbs evening news from highland park and washington d.c. diaz: good evening, to our viewers in the west and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i m adriana diaz in for norah. major garrett is in washington, d.c.. we begin in highland park, illinois where authorities are 7 counts so have first degree murder were charged against the murder suspect in chicago. six victims we re learning of, a seventh died. the oldest 88, parents of a
troubling social media posts from recent mass shooters. experts tell us what we can all look out for online. garrett: i m major garrett in the nation s capitol with other top stories. new details in the investigations of fatal police shooting in akron, ohio. severe weather threat for tens of millions. we re tracking the dangerous storms and triple-digit heat. brittney griner s wife speaks out. we talked to the wnba star s partner about the effort to bring her home from a russian prison. and an american heros honor. four vehement veterans receive the medal of honor. good evening, and thank you for joining us on this tuesday night. i m adriana diaz in for norah. major garrett is in washington, d.c. we begin in highland park, illinois where authorities are expected to soon announce charges against a 21-year-old suspected to have shooting dozens at a july 4th parade in this suburb of chicago. tonight we are learning the names of six of the victims killed. today a seventh die
police released footage showing the fatal shooting of a 25-year-old black man jalen walker. and later this hour, an update on wnba star brittney griner reaching out with a personal plea to president biden. we begin this morning with yet another community reeling and searching for answers after a mass shooting. hundreds of people gathered along a street in highland park, illinois, a half hour north of chicago. a gunman perched on a nearby roof opened fire seemingly at random. authorities say when the shooting stopped six people were dead. more than three dozen were injured. highland park mayor spoke with nbc s today show about how the community is coping. my greater focus this morning as the sun is rising is how my community is feeling. the unbelievable sadness and shock. this tragedy never should have arrived in our doorsteps and as a small town, everybody knows somebody who was affected by this directly. investigators say the gunman fled after dropping the weapon and
backdrop for movies like home alone and ferris buhler s day off. police say a gunman fired on people along the parade route from a rooftop. a barrage of bullets just after 10:00 a.m., causing spec to it tors, mostly families with children, both young and old, to scatter. right now officials say the victims range from 8 to 85 years old. five adults died at the scene, a sixth person later passed away at the hospital. witnesses describing chaos where strollers and belongings lay scattered on the streets that have become a crime scene. i picked up my kids and ran again, i put them in a garbage dumpster, and then i ran back to look for my partner and her daughter, and i saw people shot on the ground. all of a sudden, there was a stampede of people coming, and then i realized it was gunshots. i literally thought to myself, this is how it s going to end. we hope to learn more about a man who they say has not been charged but is a person of interest. within eight hours after
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