Special Report Spotlight 'People just falling and falling': Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shooting By Jason Hanna, Adrienne Broaddus, Eric Levenson and Susannah Cullinane, CNN Jul 5, 2022 Jul 5, 2022 Updated Aug 11, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save kAm+@6 !2H6=4K2<VD 525 E9@F89E E96 C6A6E:E:G6 A@AD C:?8:?8 @FE 2E k2 9C67lQ9EEAi^^HHH]4??]4@>^a_aa^_f^_c^FD^9:89=2?5\A2C<\:==:?@:D\D9@@E:?8\;F=J\c\A2C256^:?56I]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw:89=2?5 !2C<VD u@FCE9 @7 yF=J A2C256 |@?52J >@C?:?8k^2m H6C6 A2CE @7 E96 D9@H[ D96 D2JD] qFE D96 76=E D@>6E9:?8 H2D @77]k^AmkAmQxV> =:<6[ Vs25[ ?@ ]]] D@>6E9:?8 :D HC@?8[V 2?5 x 8C23365 9:>Q 2?5 C2?[ !2H6=4K2< E@=5 r}}] !6@A=6 369:?5 E96> DE2CE65 CF??:?8[ E@@]k^AmkAmQp?5 x =@@<65 324< ]]] 2?5 E96? :E H2D ;FDE E9:D D62 @7 A2?:4[ 2?5 A6@A=6 ;FDE 72==:?8 2?5 72==:?8[Q D96 C642==65]k^Am kAm!2H6=4K2< H2D @?6 @7 E96 H:E?6DD6D E6==:?8 DE@C:6D @7 D966C E6CC@C >6C6 9@FCD 27E6C E96 D9@@E:?8 :? 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