Alexander Sandoval says he hid his young son in a dumpster to protect him during the Highland Park parade shooting. Reuters More than 70 rounds were fired during the shooting, police said on Tuesday, adding that once he was finished firing at paradegoers, the suspect dropped off the rifle and escaped through the crowds.

Highland Park shooting witnesses described how Monday’s Fourth of July parade turned into a deadly “battle zone.” TikTok/@leonarcos11 Alexander Sandoval told the Chicago Sun Times that his family got separated as they frantically fled the scene — and he ended up putting his 5-year-old son into a dumpster to try and shield him from bullets.