WATCH LIVE: Officials are giving a briefing with the latest on the Highland Park, Illinois, July 4 parade shooting, which killed at least six people.
NorthShore University Health System said Tuesday at least 38 people were taken to its hospitals, up from the 26 who were treated immediately following the shooting. Eight of those patients remained hospitalized Tuesday, two of them at NorthShore's Highland Park hospital, five at its Evanston location and one at its Glenbrook location.
The gunshot victims were all adults, the hospital said, but the ages of the others weren't immediately known. All were listed in fair to good condition, according to Chief of Media Relations Chris King. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker asked for prayers for the families of the deceased and for those who were injured in the shooting.
Larry Bloom, who was in the area when shots began, said at first spectators thought the"popping" sound was part of the parade.
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