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about the most american thing you could do, celebrating independence day. their lives were cut short in just minutes. vice president kamala harris visiting the scene of the shooting tonight. >> the whole nation should understand and have a level of empathy to understand that this can happen anywhere, in any peace-loving community, and we should stand together and speak out about why it's got to stop. >> the suspected shooter has now been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. and if he's convicted, he faces a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. but t...

shooting now charged with seven counts of first degree murder. more charges coming police say. police say they had two calls about the gunman back in 2019, one in april was a report about him attempting suicide. that was ultimately handled by mental health professionals. and then in september, a family member called police saying he had threatened to, quote, kill everyone. in that case officers con confiscated a collection of knives and a sword. at this point they say there was who probable cause to arrest him, but a short time later he legally purchased five firearms including a pis...

murder. as he heads to court officials released more details about him and missed warnings prior. >> among those new details to learn authorities say the suspect fired more than 70 high velocity rounds from a weapon similar to ar-15. legally purchased. four background whchecks that needed to be cleared. there were run-ins with police but would not come up in the background checks and something people question this morning. one encounters after a family member called police saying that he had said he wanted to kill everyone. last night vice president kamala harris making an unexpected...

>> well, his statement was voluntary. he was questioned in the highland park police department. he was read his miranda warnings, offered attorneys, et cetera. he went into details about what he had done. he admitted to what he had done. >> the prosecutor also says the suspect was considering another mass shooting. after fleeing the scene in highland park at yet another fourth of july celebration, this one in madison, wisconsin. >> investigators did develop some information that it appears when he drove to madison, he was driving around. however, he did see a celebration that was occ...

he was read his miranda warnings, offered attorneys, et cetera, he went into details about what he had done. he admitted to what he had done. >> reporter: the county sheriffs office also revealed that there were red flags about the shooter well before monday's mass killing. in april of 2019, police were called about a suicide attempt of his. five months later, a relative contacted police after the suspect threatened to quote kill everyone in the family. but still, he was able to obtain the illinois equivalent of a gun license in 2020. today the prosecutor tried to explain it. >> ther...