A holiday weekend marred by gun violence

Yesterday in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, a gunman opened fire from a rooftop during a 4th of July parade. At least six people were killed. Body camera footage was also released this weekend in the police shooting of a 25-year-old unarmed black man Jaylen Walker in Akron, Ohio.

Guests: Jennifer Mascia, news writer and a founding staffer at The Trace, a nonpartisan nonprofit newsroom that reports exclusively on gun violence

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Go Deeper:

• 8 Akron, Ohio, police officers placed on leave following killing of Black motorist
• Highland Park shooting: 6 dead and 2 dozen others likely shot at parade by gunman, who remains at large
• The Trace