Who is Robert E. Crimo III? July 4 Parade Shooting Person of Interest Named
Illinois authorities identified the gunman involved in the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park as Robert Crimo III. Multiple reports indicate Crimo, 22, was arrested Monday evening.
The Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb, which is located 25 miles north of the downtown core, was stopped after shots were fired, leaving at least six dead and more than two dozen injured. Sixteen people were transferred to the hospital for their injuries, according to a press release from the city, and there were others who went to nearby hospitals on their own.
Chairs and blankets are left abandoned after a shooting at a Fourth of July parade on July 4, 2022 in Highland Park, Illinois.Lake County Sheriff Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli said it appeared the shooter was"shooting from a roof" and that police recovered a rifle from the scene. He added that authorities believe there was only one shooter involved.
The shooting sent authorities on a manhunt as people were advised to shelter in place. Independence Day parades in nearby suburbs of Deerfield and Evanston were canceled in the wake of the shooting. Highland Park, which is well known as the backdrop of several movies, including Home Alone and Ferris Beuller's Day Off, has a relatively low crime rate. The suburb has a population of about 30,000 people and is safer than 72 percent of U.S. cities, according to online database Neighborhood Scout.
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