The Latest Breaking News from Robert Crimo III

Suspect in Highland Park massacre faces 110 new charges in grand jury indictment

Robert Crimo III is charged with 21 counts of murder, three for each person who died when he allegedly opened fire from a downtown roof during the Fourth of July parade. He also faces counts of attempted murder and aggravated battery for each of the 48 people wounded that day.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2022

Leonard Greene: 60 shots. The unreasonable price a Black man pays for running from police

He shouldn’t have run from the police.

Tribune News Service · Jul 12, 2022

Father of Highland Park shooting suspect should accept role in tragedy

Robert Crimo Jr. says he has no regrets signing a form on his namesake son’s firearm owners identification card application. Well, maybe he should.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 11, 2022

Police records paint picture of turbulent home life for alleged gunman in Highland Park mass shooting

CHICAGO — Highland Park police were called to the family home of the alleged Independence Day parade sniper at least nine times between 2010 and 2014 in response to domestic disputes, according to newly released police records.

Chicago Tribune · Jul 8, 2022

Highland Park suspect allegedly owned foldable rifle maker says can be stored in a backpack

The manufacture advertises that the weapon is simple to operate and can be broken down so that it can be easily stored in a backpack, but still be quickly deployed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022

Highland Park shooting suspect’s father says he had ‘zero’ involvement, according to media reports

“I had no — not an inkling, warning — that this was going to happen,” Robert Crimo Jr., told ABC. “I am just shocked.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 8, 2022

Highland Park suspect’s father to be investigated for signing gun application

Crimo Jr denies any responsibility for the attack, saying ‘I had no – not an inkling, warning – that this was going to happen’

The Guardian - US · Jul 7, 2022

Red flags missed: How July 4 suspect slipped through system

Illinois’ “red-flag” law could have stopped, or at least slowed down, the suspect in the Independence Day parade shooting from being able to buy the gun he is accused of using to kill seven people and wound dozens more

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2022

The Highland Park shooting suspect considered a second attack in Wisconsin, police say

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade fled to the Madison, Wis., area afterward and contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

WEKU · Jul 7, 2022

Scapegoating rap hits new low after July Fourth mass shooting

When local police named 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III as “a person of interest” in the July 4 mass shootings in an affluent Chicago suburb, several news outlets described him in headlines as a “rapper.”

The Conversation · Jul 7, 2022