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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Frank Main

Dad of suspect in Highland Park Fourth of July massacre OK’d his seeking gun permit, state police say

The FBI searches for evidence in Highland Park Tuesday morning. (Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times)

The Highland Park massacre suspect was too young to get a gun permit in 2019 from the state of Illinois, but his father sponsored him for one anyway — even after the son had threatened to kill himself and his family, authorities said Tuesday.

In early 2020, Robert E. Crimo III got a state firearm owner’s identification card.

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