According to the police chief of Highland Park, Illinois, it was difficult for authorities to quickly determine where shots were coming from when the Fourth of July parade gunman started fire with a semi-automatic weapon from his covert rooftop post along Central Avenue.
Jogmen stated as he provided new information of the devastation and what happened, "In the panicked aftermath, authorities spent nearly eight hours seeking for the gunman, thinking he would repeat his murdering rampage."
Highland Park Shooting Suspect Released 70 Shots
Police arrested Robert E. Crimo, III, during a traffic stop the same day after receiving information from "an alert member of the community," and he was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder; further charges are anticipated, according to prosecutors. Without a bail, he is detained.
Ben Dillon, an assistant state's attorney for Lake County, said at a virtual bond hearing on Wednesday that Crimo told authorities in a voluntary statement that he had fired two 30-round magazines out of his gun before loading a third and firing again.
Crimo may receive a life sentence if found guilty. The Lake County State's Attorney, Eric Rinehart, has refrained from commenting on whether anybody involved would face prosecution, despite the fact that officials claim Crimo acted alone. The motive for the shooting is still unknown four days later, as per CNN.
Following the Illinois State Police's approval of his state weapon owner's identification card, according to Lake County Sheriff's Police, Crimo purchased the pistol in 2020. Police claim that the semi-automatic M&P15 Smith & Wesson gun used in the rooftop shooting in Highland Park was abandoned at the site.
However, prosecutors claimed that after reportedly opening fire earlier that morning on crowds gathering to witness the Highland Park Fourth of July parade, Crimo went to Madison, Wisconsin, with a second gun and had pondered shooting additional people.
Crimo's Family May Face Charges
On its website, the maker of the folding rifle owned by Crimo, the alleged Highland Park shooter, promotes the firearm as "Light/Compact/Effective." It appears that the firearm police claimed to have discovered in the suspect's mother's car, the vehicle Crimo was using when he was apprehended on Monday, was the Kel-Tec Sub2000 semi-automatic carbine.
Per ABC7 Chicago, the weapon's maker promotes how easy it is to use and how readily it can be disassembled and packed away in a bag. The folding rifle appeared to have been recovered inside a bag, according to a photo of the weapon posted by the Lake County Major Crime Task Force on Wednesday.
As his parents hired a new lawyer late Thursday, prosecutors have not yet ruled out charging the father of suspected Highland Park shooter with a crime. According to State Police Director Brendan Kelly, as the criminal investigation into the Fourth of July massacre that killed seven people in the Chicago suburb proceeds, the suspected gunman's father, Robert Crimo, Jr., may be held civilly liable. When asked whether authorities are considering possible criminal charges against Crimo's family on Wednesday, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said he didn't want to comment on the idea.
A dagger, sword, and 16 knives were removed from Crimo's house in September 2019 after the 21-year-old rapper wanna-be threatened "everyone" in his family, according to Illinois State Police. Crimo's father sponsored him three months later when he applied for a FOID, or firearm owner's identity card, NY Post reported.
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