Colorado parents react to July 4th shooting in Illinois

After six people were killed during a shooting at a 4th of July parade in Illinois on Monday morning, festivities continued across the country. In Colorado Springs, the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation co-hosted a block party and the Pikes Peak Center downtown. Hundreds attended the event on the heels of the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, which marked the 15th mass murder in America in 2022, according to the Gun Violence Archives.