Community members write messages at a memorial site near the parade route the day after the mass shooting
(Picture: REUTERS)The suspected gunman accused of attacking an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.
Lake County State’s attorney Eric Rinehart promised that dozens more charges would be sought against Robert E Crimo III. He added that the suspect, if convicted of murder, would receive a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.