According to authorities, the person of interest wanted in connection with the tragic shooting during an Independence Day celebration in Highland Park, Illinois, north of Chicago, has been apprehended.
This individual's name is Robert "Bobby" E. According to authorities, Crimo III, 22, was driving a 2010 silver Honda Fit. The license plate number in Illinois was DM80653. His arrest in the early evening, following a brief chase, occurred near Lake Forest, Illinois, some miles away from the location of the morning incident. Live video from news helicopters shows police enforcement searching the vehicle that has stopped on the side of the road.
FBI Releases Highland Park Shooting Suspect's Details
As reported by authorities, Crimo was armed and dangerous. Officials stated that Crimo is from the region. Soon after, law authorities issued a photo and invited people to contact them if they had any information on the person of interest.
BREAKING: New video in showing the apparent arrest of Crimo in Lake Forest. 🎥: Ryan Lerman@ABC7Chicago pic.twitter.com/RjIjTF3Z4y
— Tre Ward ABC 7 (@TreWardTV) July 4, 2022
Prior to the arrest, FBI officers were seen visiting a residence in Highwood, Illinois, where neighbors say Crimo and his family reside. According to WGN News reporter Jenna Barnes, this place is around 1.5 miles from the gunshot site.
More information regarding Crimo has been published by the FBI. He is 120 pounds, 5'11", Caucasian, with brown hair, and has the following tattoos: four tally marks with a line across them on his right cheek, red flowers and green foliage on his neck, and cursive writing above his left eyebrow, according to Washington Examiner.
Crimo has four tally marks with a line across them on his right cheek, crimson flowers and green foliage on his neck, and cursive lettering above his left forehead, according to the FBI.
As per local media, FBI officials seemed to be investigating a home where the suspect supposedly lives with his father and uncle. On Monday, only 10 minutes after the commencement of a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, some 25 miles north of Chicago, gunshots broke out.
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Fourth of July Parade Shooting Motive
The Sun reported that beach chairs, baby strollers, bags, and blankets were scattered throughout the parade grounds as people sought cover in the wake of the attack. Highland police say the gunman mounted a ladder in an alley to get access to a business's roof before opening fire on parade-goers.
Authorities seized a high-powered gun suspected to have been used in the mass shooting shortly after it occurred. The suspect's motive appears to be random. According to the Lake County coroner's office, five individuals were certified dead at the site, while a sixth died later at a local hospital. Nicolas Toledo, 78, has been named as one of the six victims murdered in the shooting, according to his relatives, who confirmed the news to CBS Chicago.
Witness Zoe Pawelczek told CNN that, considering the occasion, paradegoers originally mistook the multitude of pops for fireworks. Pawelczek and her father huddled behind a dumpster for almost an hour before police relocated them into a sports goods store and then guided them back to their car, according to her.
She noticed one man who had been shot in the ear and had blood all over his face, as well as another female who had been hit in the leg. Warren Fried, who was at the parade with his wife and seven-year-old twins, said he saw the police and ambulance drive by and then heard a string of gunfire.
According to US Census data, the massacre terrified residents of the rich Chicago neighborhood, where the typical house is worth $535,000 and more than 75% of persons aged 25 and over had a college degree.
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