The US man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he contemplated shooting up a second event in the area he initially fled to. 9News
from a rooftop in suburban Chicago and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said.
Covelli said it did not appear that the suspect had planned another attack in Wisconsin, but fled there, saw another Independence Day celebration and "seriously contemplated" firing on it. The assailant had ditched the semi-automatic rifle he used in Illinois, but he had another, similar rifle and about 60 more rounds with him, according to Covelli.For hours before his arrest, police warned that the gunman was still at large and that he should be considered armed and dangerous.
Some of the wounded remained hospitalised in critical condition, Covelli said, and the death toll could still rise. Already, the deaths from the shooting have left a two-year-old boy without parents, families mourning the loss of beloved grandparents and a synagogue grieving the death of a congregant who for decades had also worked on the staff.
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