7th person dies after mass shooting at July 4 parade near Chicago

Police say a seventh person has died as a result of the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill.

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The alleged gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun that killed at least six people, then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said Tuesday.

Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesperson Christopher Covelli told a news conference that the suspected shooter, who was arrested late Monday, used a high-powered rifle “similar to an