At least six adults were killed and 38 injured in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois on Monday, when a gunman climbed a fire escape and fired more than 70 bullets into the bustling crowd from a business rooftop. Hours later, police announced they had arrested a 21-year-old man named Robert E Crimo as a person of interest. Robert E Crimo has been named as a person of interest in the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park (City of Highland Park) “It sounded like fireworks going off,” said one witness, Richard Kaufman. “It was pandemonium. People were covered in blood tripping over each other.” Capt. Christopher Covelli told a news conference Tuesday that the suspect “planned his attack for several weeks” and dressed in women’s clothing as a disguise so he could slip under the radar as he left the scene. The gun used in the shooting was a high-powered rifle “similar to an AR-15,” police said, and like the second rifle found inside Crimo’s vehicle when he was arrested Monday, it was also legally purchased. Authorities have not formally charged the 21-year-old, but Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering told CBS she expects criminal charges to be announced later Tuesday.
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What we know about the gun used by alleged Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo
The type of gun used in the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade that killed six and injured at least 38 was a high-powered rifle “similar to an AR-15,” police said in a briefing Tuesday. Authorities initially said they had recovered a “rifle” from the Fourth of July parade route and were deliberately withholding further details as they searched for the gunman. During a news conference Tuesday, Sergeant Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, shed more light on the firearm used in the deadly attack, telling reporters that after the gunman climbed into a business along the route of the parade, then fired over 70 rounds into the crowd. According to Highland Park’s mayor, the gun used in the attack was purchased legally, and authorities later confirmed that they discovered several firearms at Mr. Crimo’s home, including a handgun, all of which were purchased legally. Read my colleague Bevan Hurley’s full update below: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:42 1657042556
YouTube and Spotify remove content posted by Robert Crimo
YouTube and Spotify both confirmed they had removed content previously shared on their respective platforms by Robert Crimo, according to CNN. “Following the horrific incident in Highland Park, our Trust and Safety teams quickly identified and removed the offending content in accordance with our Community Guidelines,” YouTube said in a written statement to CNN. “Spotify, in cooperation with the distributor, has removed the content in question,” Spotify told the media outlet in a separate statement. Both companies did not respond to questions about whether Mr. Crimo’s content had been flagged or reported to moderators before the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The Independent previously reported how Mr Crimo, who goes by the nickname Bobby, considered himself an amateur rapper. He had allegedly uploaded a series of videos online several months before the shooting, filled with violent images and depictions of mass murder. His stage name, ‘Wake Up the Rapper’, had reportedly garnered more than 16,000 listeners a month on his Spotify page since it was taken down. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:35 1657041278
Biden orders US flags at half-staff in honor of Highland Park victims
US flags will be flown at half-staff across the United States and on all US ships, embassies and other overseas facilities until sundown on Friday after President Joe Biden ordered them to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Highland Park, Illinois shooting. . “Out of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence committed on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of United States of America, I order the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff…until sunset, July 9, 2022,” Biden wrote in a proclamation released by the White House on Tuesday. . American flags will be flown at half-staff across the United States and on all US ships, embassies and other overseas facilities until sundown Friday after President Joe Biden ordered them to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting. , with six aligned lives in an Independence Day celebration on Monday. “Out of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence committed on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of United States of America, I order the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff…until sunset, July 9, 2022,” Biden wrote in a proclamation released by the White House on Tuesday. . (White House) In what has become a grim ritual, Mr. Biden issued a similar proclamation after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, two months ago. Read the full report from The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:14 1657040254
Crimo had several legally registered firearms in his name, authorities say
In addition to the high-powered rifle used in the attack – which was left behind at the scene and police described as “similar to an AR-15” – Mr Crimo also had a second rifle in his vehicle when he was arrested. on Monday afternoon after the mass shooting in Highland Park. During a search of the suspect’s home, authorities said during a news conference Tuesday that they discovered several other firearms, including handguns. All of the firearms were legally purchased and registered in his name, police said. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:57 1657040072
Crimo ‘planned attack for several weeks’, dressing in women’s clothing to escape gunfire
The Highland Park shooting suspect “planned his attack for several weeks” and dressed in women’s clothing as a disguise so he could slip under the radar as he left the scene of the mass shooting, according to law enforcement. Robert Crimo III, 21, was arrested Monday night after an eight-hour manhunt. Sergeant Christopher Covelli said at a press conference Tuesday that Crimo was captured on video dressed in women’s clothing so he could blend into the crowd of panicked marchers as they ran from the scene of the massacre. He said he wasn’t sure if the suspect was also wearing a wig at the time. Follow this developing story with my colleague Rachel Sharp below: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:54 1657039580
The weapon used in the attack was similar to an AR-15, authorities say
The gun used in the fatal July 4 shooting that left six dead and dozens injured was similar to an AR-15, authorities said. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement officials also confirmed that all six people killed in the brutal mid-morning attack were adults. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:46 1657038947
Robert Crimmo went to the Trump rally dressed as Where’s Waldo
Robert Crimmo, 21, who was arrested as a person of interest in connection with the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, once attended a Donald Trump rally dressed as the “Where’s Waldo” character. Krimo, who has not been formally charged in the attack, appears to be a supporter of the former president. In addition to the disturbing videos posted online before Monday’s massacre, he was also once photographed wearing a Waldo outfit at a Trump rally in Northbrook, Illinois, in September 2020. He posted a selfie of himself at the event with a Trump 2020 flag visible in the background. Continue reading my colleague Rachel Sharp’s full report below: Johanna ChisholmJuly 5, 2022 5:35 p.m 1657038872
Crimo ‘planned attack for weeks’
Authorities held a news conference just before noon Tuesday, revealing that Robert Crimmo had allegedly been planning his attack for weeks. It was also revealed that Crimo was able to remain on the run for so long in part because he dressed in women’s clothing. Additionally, officials have confirmed that Crimo is 21 years old, not 22 as previously reported. Megan SheetsJuly 5, 2022 5:34 p.m 1657037747
The preschool teacher and her husband were shot in front of their two young children
A teacher and her husband were shot in front of their two young children during the Highland Park rampage that left six dead. Zoe and Stephen Kolpack, her father and brother-in-law were all injured when a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July event in suburban Chicago on Monday. The family members are all said to be undergoing “various surgeries” at the hospital, according to a fundraising page. He was among 38 people injured in the latest mass shooting in the US. Continue reading my colleague Chiara Giordano’s full report below: Johanna ChisholmJuly 5, 2022 5:15 p.m 1657037087
‘Dystopian’ video shows Americans fleeing killer in Philadelphia as fireworks explode on July 4
The Highland Park shooting in Illinois wasn’t the only gun-related incident wreaking havoc over the Fourth of July weekend. Videos of a shooting in Philadelphia that happened later on Monday’s holiday showed terrified Americans running for their lives in what was described as a “dystopian” nightmare. Two police officers were shot and wounded near the Philadelphia Museum of Art around 9:47 p.m. in a shooting that took place at the end of…
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At least six adults were killed and 38 injured in a mass shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois on Monday, when a gunman climbed a fire escape and fired more than 70 bullets into the bustling crowd from a business rooftop. Hours later, police announced they had arrested a 21-year-old man named Robert E Crimo as a person of interest. Robert E Crimo has been named as a person of interest in the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park (City of Highland Park) “It sounded like fireworks going off,” said one witness, Richard Kaufman. “It was pandemonium. People were covered in blood tripping over each other.” Capt. Christopher Covelli told a news conference Tuesday that the suspect “planned his attack for several weeks” and dressed in women’s clothing as a disguise so he could slip under the radar as he left the scene. The gun used in the shooting was a high-powered rifle “similar to an AR-15,” police said, and like the second rifle found inside Crimo’s vehicle when he was arrested Monday, it was also legally purchased. Authorities have not formally charged the 21-year-old, but Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering told CBS she expects criminal charges to be announced later Tuesday.
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What we know about the gun used by alleged Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo
The type of gun used in the mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade that killed six and injured at least 38 was a high-powered rifle “similar to an AR-15,” police said in a briefing Tuesday. Authorities initially said they had recovered a “rifle” from the Fourth of July parade route and were deliberately withholding further details as they searched for the gunman. During a news conference Tuesday, Sergeant Christopher Covelli, of the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, shed more light on the firearm used in the deadly attack, telling reporters that after the gunman climbed into a business along the route of the parade, then fired over 70 rounds into the crowd. According to Highland Park’s mayor, the gun used in the attack was purchased legally, and authorities later confirmed that they discovered several firearms at Mr. Crimo’s home, including a handgun, all of which were purchased legally. Read my colleague Bevan Hurley’s full update below: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:42 1657042556
YouTube and Spotify remove content posted by Robert Crimo
YouTube and Spotify both confirmed they had removed content previously shared on their respective platforms by Robert Crimo, according to CNN. “Following the horrific incident in Highland Park, our Trust and Safety teams quickly identified and removed the offending content in accordance with our Community Guidelines,” YouTube said in a written statement to CNN. “Spotify, in cooperation with the distributor, has removed the content in question,” Spotify told the media outlet in a separate statement. Both companies did not respond to questions about whether Mr. Crimo’s content had been flagged or reported to moderators before the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The Independent previously reported how Mr Crimo, who goes by the nickname Bobby, considered himself an amateur rapper. He had allegedly uploaded a series of videos online several months before the shooting, filled with violent images and depictions of mass murder. His stage name, ‘Wake Up the Rapper’, had reportedly garnered more than 16,000 listeners a month on his Spotify page since it was taken down. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:35 1657041278
Biden orders US flags at half-staff in honor of Highland Park victims
US flags will be flown at half-staff across the United States and on all US ships, embassies and other overseas facilities until sundown on Friday after President Joe Biden ordered them to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Highland Park, Illinois shooting. . “Out of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence committed on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of United States of America, I order the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff…until sunset, July 9, 2022,” Biden wrote in a proclamation released by the White House on Tuesday. . American flags will be flown at half-staff across the United States and on all US ships, embassies and other overseas facilities until sundown Friday after President Joe Biden ordered them to be flown at half-staff in honor of the victims of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting. , with six aligned lives in an Independence Day celebration on Monday. “Out of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of gun violence committed on our Independence Day, July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois, by the authority vested in me as President of the United States by the Constitution and laws of United States of America, I order the flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff…until sunset, July 9, 2022,” Biden wrote in a proclamation released by the White House on Tuesday. . (White House) In what has become a grim ritual, Mr. Biden issued a similar proclamation after mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York, two months ago. Read the full report from The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 18:14 1657040254
Crimo had several legally registered firearms in his name, authorities say
In addition to the high-powered rifle used in the attack – which was left behind at the scene and police described as “similar to an AR-15” – Mr Crimo also had a second rifle in his vehicle when he was arrested. on Monday afternoon after the mass shooting in Highland Park. During a search of the suspect’s home, authorities said during a news conference Tuesday that they discovered several other firearms, including handguns. All of the firearms were legally purchased and registered in his name, police said. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:57 1657040072
Crimo ‘planned attack for several weeks’, dressing in women’s clothing to escape gunfire
The Highland Park shooting suspect “planned his attack for several weeks” and dressed in women’s clothing as a disguise so he could slip under the radar as he left the scene of the mass shooting, according to law enforcement. Robert Crimo III, 21, was arrested Monday night after an eight-hour manhunt. Sergeant Christopher Covelli said at a press conference Tuesday that Crimo was captured on video dressed in women’s clothing so he could blend into the crowd of panicked marchers as they ran from the scene of the massacre. He said he wasn’t sure if the suspect was also wearing a wig at the time. Follow this developing story with my colleague Rachel Sharp below: Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:54 1657039580
The weapon used in the attack was similar to an AR-15, authorities say
The gun used in the fatal July 4 shooting that left six dead and dozens injured was similar to an AR-15, authorities said. During a press conference Tuesday afternoon, law enforcement officials also confirmed that all six people killed in the brutal mid-morning attack were adults. Johanna Chisholm 5 July 2022 17:46 1657038947
Robert Crimmo went to the Trump rally dressed as Where’s Waldo
Robert Crimmo, 21, who was arrested as a person of interest in connection with the mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, once attended a Donald Trump rally dressed as the “Where’s Waldo” character. Krimo, who has not been formally charged in the attack, appears to be a supporter of the former president. In addition to the disturbing videos posted online before Monday’s massacre, he was also once photographed wearing a Waldo outfit at a Trump rally in Northbrook, Illinois, in September 2020. He posted a selfie of himself at the event with a Trump 2020 flag visible in the background. Continue reading my colleague Rachel Sharp’s full report below: Johanna ChisholmJuly 5, 2022 5:35 p.m 1657038872
Crimo ‘planned attack for weeks’
Authorities held a news conference just before noon Tuesday, revealing that Robert Crimmo had allegedly been planning his attack for weeks. It was also revealed that Crimo was able to remain on the run for so long in part because he dressed in women’s clothing. Additionally, officials have confirmed that Crimo is 21 years old, not 22 as previously reported. Megan SheetsJuly 5, 2022 5:34 p.m 1657037747
The preschool teacher and her husband were shot in front of their two young children
A teacher and her husband were shot in front of their two young children during the Highland Park rampage that left six dead. Zoe and Stephen Kolpack, her father and brother-in-law were all injured when a gunman opened fire at a Fourth of July event in suburban Chicago on Monday. The family members are all said to be undergoing “various surgeries” at the hospital, according to a fundraising page. He was among 38 people injured in the latest mass shooting in the US. Continue reading my colleague Chiara Giordano’s full report below: Johanna ChisholmJuly 5, 2022 5:15 p.m 1657037087
‘Dystopian’ video shows Americans fleeing killer in Philadelphia as fireworks explode on July 4
The Highland Park shooting in Illinois wasn’t the only gun-related incident wreaking havoc over the Fourth of July weekend. Videos of a shooting in Philadelphia that happened later on Monday’s holiday showed terrified Americans running for their lives in what was described as a “dystopian” nightmare. Two police officers were shot and wounded near the Philadelphia Museum of Art around 9:47 p.m. in a shooting that took place at the end of…
