Just In: The father of the man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park has been charged with seven counts of reckless conduct.
FBI investigators examine the scene in downtown Highland Park on July 5, 2022, a day after a mass shooting occurred at the Fourth of July parade. and wounding dozens of others during the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park has been charged, prosecutors announced Friday.Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart announced Robert Crimo Jr.
Reckless conduct charges are a Class 4 felony in Illinois and Crimo Jr. faces up to 3 years in prison per count, though sentences on such charges are typically served concurrently. According to Rinehart, Crimo Jr. took a “reckless and unjustified risk” when in December 2019 he signed his son’s application for a FOID card. At the time, Crimo III was only 19 years old and could not legally obtain a FOID card or purchase a firearm without his father’s assistance, Rinehart said.
Rinehart didn’t get into specifics Friday, but Highland Park police had two interactions with Crimo III in 2019. One occurred that April after he allegedly attempted suicide. Months later in September, Crimo III allegedly threatened family members, saying he was “going to kill everyone.”
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