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Anderson Cooper 360

Parade shooting suspect charged with 7 counts of murder

Anderson Cooper 360

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3.7 • 3.8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 July 2022

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

The alleged gunman in the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder. Police say the suspect used a “high-powered rifle” in the shooting that left at least seven dead and dozens injured. Alexander Sandoval was at the Independence Day parade with his son, younger brother, girlfriend and her daughter when they heard the gunfire. He tells Anderson Cooper how he put his son and brother in a dumpster to keep them safe while he went back to find the rest of his family. Plus, the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the Capitol has announced their seventh hearing for July 12. Democratic Rep. Zoe Lofgren is a member of the committee. She joins AC360 to discuss the investigation and whether or not the panel could make multiple criminal referrals to the Department of Justice. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

And good evening. A seventh person has now died from gunshot wound suffered yesterday

0:06.9

as July 4th parade in Highland Park, Illinois, just outside Chicago. Seven people

0:11.2

celebrating this country's foundational holiday sacrificed to its modern reality.

0:38.2

Police say a single gunman with an AR-15 type rifle fired upwards of 70 rounds from

0:43.2

a rooftop into the crowd. The suspect now in custody charged tonight with seven counts

0:47.9

of murder. Apparently a young nobody with a history of posting violent imagery online.

0:52.9

He said they had two encounters with him in 2019. One involving a reported suicide

0:58.2

attempt. The other after a family member told police he said he was going to, quote,

1:02.7

kill everyone. They confiscated 16 knives at that time. As always, we'll not be showing

1:08.2

his photo or using his name. We will, however, begin tonight by telling you what we know

1:12.7

about the people whose lives he allegedly took. Jackie Suntime was a lifelong member of

1:18.2

the North Shore congregation Israel where she served as an event coordinator. Before that,

1:23.6

a preschool teacher. Local shopkeeper told the New York Times she always brought a smile

1:28.0

on a hug and described her as a beautiful ray of light. Jackie Suntime was 63. Nicholas

1:34.6

Toledo had come from Mexico to visit a family in Highland Park. Father of eight granddaughter

1:40.1

told CNN affiliate WBBM he loved fishing and painting and walks with his family. According

1:46.0

to the Times, he was sitting in a wheelchair between his son and a nephew when the shooting

1:50.6

began. Another granddaughter told the Times, we brought him over here so he could have a

1:55.0

better life. His sons wanted to take care of him and be more in his life. Nicholas Toledo

2:00.6

was 78. Arena and Kevin McCarthy ages 35 and 37 were at the parade with their son,

2:06.6

Aiden, just two years old. During the chaos, he became separated from his mom and dad. Both

2:13.6

were shot and killed. Aiden's extended families now taken care of him. Stephen Strauss was 88.

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