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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Andy Grimm

Highland Park suspect confessed to July 4 massacre, drove to Wisconsin but opted not to open fire there, prosecutors say

(Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The man charged with the July 4 massacre in Highland Park has confessed that he fired more than 80 rounds from a rooftop into a crowd of spectators lining the downtown parade route and considered shooting more people in Wisconsin later that day, authorities said Wednesday.

After wounding dozens of people, seven of them fatally, with two rapid bursts from an assault-style rifle, Robert Crimo III fled in his mother’s car and drove to Madison, Lake County officials said.

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