The attack was especially shocking in one of the world’s safest countries, where guns are strictly controlled.

Portraits of the dead are emerging from the shooting that killed at least seven in Chicago suburb Highland Park.

The gunman then evaded initial capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, police said.

Meanwhile, law enforcement agencies have resisted releasing information that could shed light on how police responded to the attack.

Delays in the law enforcement response have been the focus of a federal, state and local investigation of the massacre and its aftermath.