Update:
8th Victim Dies In Highland Park Independence Day Parade Shooting
(Highland Park, IL) — An eighth victim is now dead after a shooter opened fire at an Independence Day parade north of Chicago. The victim reportedly died from his injuries at Evanston Hospital on Tuesday after being injured Monday in Highland Park. The alleged shooter is charged with seven counts of first degree-murder.
Local authorities held a briefing after a bond hearing for the suspected murderer. Among the findings:
Police say the suspect admitted to the the shootings.
Crimo was believed to have traveled to Madison Wisconsin and considered more shooting, but did not.
It was stated that Crimo had some kind of fascination with the number 4 and 7, which, of course is the date of the shooting, reversed.
(Highland Park, IL) — Police in Highland Park, Illinois, say they had two prior contacts with parade shooting suspect Robert Crimo the Third. The first was in April of 2019 after an individual contacted them one week after learning Crimo attempted to commit suicide. Authorities north of Chicago spoke with Crimo and the matter was being addressed by mental health professionals. The second occurrence was in September of 2019 when one of Crimo’s relatives contacted police and let them know that Crimo mentioned he would kill everyone. They reported Crimo had a collection of knives. Police went to his home and removed 16 knives, including a dagger. Highland Park authorities notified the Illinois State Police of the incident. No word on what, if any, follow up was taken by ISP. Crimo is accused of opening fire on a crowd during a 4th of July parade. Seven people were killed. He’s in custody and charges are expected later today. 7 people are now confirmed dead with dozens more hurt.