Five people were killed in a shooting during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago, the city of Highland Park said.



Hundreds of people evacuated when gunfire rang out about 10 minutes after the 10 a.m. Independence Day parade started, according to the Associated Press and local media.



A local eyewitness told CNN in the US that they heard 20 to 25 gunshots and saw at least one person fall bleeding.



City Hall said 16 people were taken to hospitals in connection with the shooting, five of whom were killed, while local police said at least five people were killed and 19 were hospitalized.



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