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THE BULLETIN • WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 2022 A13 Fourth of July parade shooting Suspect bought 5 weapons despite threats BY MICHAEL TARM, KATHLEEN FOODY AND STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — A man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder after firing off more than 70 rounds at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including the high-powered rifle used in the shooting, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, po- lice said. Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said the suspect, if con- victed of the first-degree murder charges, would receive a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole. He promised that dozens more charges would be sought. Christopher Covelli, a spokes- man for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said the suspected shooter, who was arrested late Mon- day, used a rifle “similar to an AR-15” to spray more than 70 rounds from atop a commercial building into a Politics Continued from A1 The Times parachuted back into Oregon late last month and issued a report June 28 once again forecasting the possible end to the Democrats’ victory streak that goes back to 1986. President Joe Biden’s pop- ularity was falling as infla- tion drove up the costs of gas, food and other necessities. A three-way race to succeed the outgoing governor was ratch- eting up against a backdrop of U.S. Supreme Court rulings on abortion, guns and the en- vironment that drove multi- ple wedges into the electorate. The report’s bottom line: the only political certainty was uncertainty. In what could be a “wave year” for Republicans, the Times said “even deep-blue Oregon is suddenly compet- crowd that had gathered for the pa- rade in Highland Park, an affluent community of about 30,000 on the Lake Michigan shore. A seventh victim died of her or his injuries Tuesday. More than three dozen other people were wounded in the attack, which Covelli said the sus- pect had planned for several weeks. The assault happened less than three years after police went to the suspect’s home following a call from a family member who said he was threatening “to kill everyone” there. Covelli said police confiscated 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, but said there was no sign he had any guns at the time, in September 2019. Police in April 2019 also re- sponded to a reported suicide at- tempt by the suspect, Covelli said. The suspect legally purchased the rifle used in the attack in Illinois within the past year, Covelli said. In all, police said, he purchased five fire- arms, which were recovered by offi- cers at his father’s home. The revelation about his gun pur- itive.” Citing “Biden, crime, gas prices,” New York Times re- porter Reid J. Epstein wrote “almost nobody in Oregon seems to be happy.” The combination would give Republican nominee Christine Drazan or unaffil- iated candidate Betsy John- son an opening to win a plu- rality, upsetting Democratic front-runner Tina Kotek Kotek and other Democrats said the decision would galva- nize voters to get to the polls and ensure Democratic victo- ries in November. Congress: Flipping the 5th The other top target of spec- ulation is the 5th Congressio- nal District. Well before the May 17 pri- mary, many political forecast- ers in Washington, D.C., were saying a primary upset of U.S. Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Canby, Brooke and Matt Strauss, who were married Sunday, pause after leaving their wedding bouquets Tuesday in downtown Highland Park, Illinois, near the scene of Monday’s mass shooting. Charles Rex Arbogast/AP chases is just the latest example of young me who were able to obtain guns and carry out massacres in re- cent months despite glaring warning signs about their mental health and inclination to violence. Illinois state police, the agency that issues issue gun owners’ licenses, said the gunman applied for a license in could open the door for Re- publicans to flip the district in the fall. Terrebonne attorney Jamie McLeod-Skinner rode a wave of progressive dissatisfaction with the centrist Schrader to oust him in the primary. She’ll face the Republican for- mer mayor of Happy Valley, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, on Nov. 8. With Schrader out, it’s es- sentially an open seat, one of three in Oregon this year. In closed primaries, the Demo- cratic primary was won by a candidate more liberal than the incumbent, while Republi- cans chose as their nominee a conservative with ties to allies of former President Donald Trump. With Democrats getting hit with blame for rising inflation, forecasters see an opening for Republicans. FiveThirtyEight, the po- December 2019, when he was 19. His father sponsored his application. At the time “there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger” and deny the application, state police said in a statement. Investigators who have interro- gated the suspect and reviewed his social media posts have not deter- mined a motive or found any indica- tion that he targeted victims by race, religion or other protected status, Covelli said. Earlier in the day, FBI agents peeked into trash cans and under picnic blankets as they searched for more evidence at the scene. The shots were initially mistaken for fireworks before hundreds of revelers ran in terror. A day later, baby strollers, lawn litical website run by veteran forecaster Nate Silver, issued a report showing Chavez- DeRemer with a 73% chance of defeating McLeod-Skinner. Silver’s website noted a survey by PPPolls for 314Ac- tion, a group advocating the election of candidates who support scientific solutions to issues. The group has en- dorsed McLeod-Skinner, but the poll it paid for showed Chavez-DeRemer leading McLeod-Skinner 42%-41%, with 17% undecided. PPPolls gets an A- rating in Silver’s grading of the reliability and level of partisan control over results. The Hill, a public policy publication in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday tapped Or- egon’s 5th District as one of “seven close races that could decide control of the House.” Two other top political tea-leaf readers — Cook Political Re- chairs and other items left behind by panicked paradegoers remained in- side a wide police perimeter. Outside the police tape, some residents drove up to collect blankets and chairs they abandoned. David Shapiro, 47, said the gun- fire quickly turned the parade into “chaos.” “People didn’t know right away where the gunfire was coming from, whether the gunman was in front or behind you chasing you,” he said Tuesday as he retrieved a stroller and lawn chairs. The gunman initially evaded cap- ture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, Cov- elli said. The shooting was just the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores and now community parades have all become killing grounds in recent months. This time, the bloodshed came as the nation tried to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still hold it together. port and the Center for Pol- itics at the University of Vir- ginia — also have the seat as a toss-up at this early juncture. Just as in the governor’s race, Democrats say Republi- cans’ opposition to abortion and gun control could moti- vate suburban centrist voters to return to the Democratic camp. Midnight money madness Midnight Thursday was the end of the quarter for congres- sional fundraising. As the last hours approached, candidates from both parties sent out mass emails asking support- ers to make electronic contri- butions before the witching hour, so they can be counted when records are released this month. “Kevin McCarthy, Alek Skarlatos, and their radical right-wing cronies are making a big play to flip this district and steal the House majority,” wrote Val Hoyle, the Demo- cratic candidate for Oregon’s 4th Congressional District just before 6 p.m. Thursday. McCarthy is the House Re- publican Leader, and Skarla- tos is the GOP nominee in the 4th District. In Republican e-mails, the bold name tar- gets are President Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. Races for the U.S. House and U.S. Senate operate under rules of the Federal Elections Commission. It currently requires candidates to file quarterly statements on fund- raising and spending. That means reports will be issued this month and in October for the July 1-Sept. 30 period. 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