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The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert E. Crimo Jr., left, listens Friday to his attorney George Gomez while he speaks to Judge George D. Strickland during an appearance at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill. (Nam Y. Huh/AP)

WAUKEGAN, Ill. — The father of a man charged in a deadly Fourth of July parade shooting in suburban Chicago will stand trial starting Monday accused of helping his teenage son obtain a gun license even after he had threatened violence.

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park on Independence Day last year. Each count carries a maximum three-year prison term.

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