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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Brendan O'Brien and Tom Polansek

Suspect in Chicago-area parade shooting charged with 7 counts of murder

A still image from surveillance footage shows a person who police believe to be Robert (Bob) E. Crimo III, a person of interest in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. dressed in women's clothing on July 4, 2022. Highland Park Police Department/Handout via Reuters

The man accused of opening fire on a July Fourth parade near Chicago was charged on Tuesday with seven counts of murder, as police revealed they had reported him as posing a "clear and present danger" after alleged threats to his family in 2019.

Robert E. Crimo III, 21, is suspected of shooting his victims from a sniper's perch on a rooftop above the parade in the suburb of Highland Park, Illinois.

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