The Highland Park shooter has been charged by the Illinois State Attorney’s Office over the Fourth of July mass shooting.
On July 4, the 21-year-old mass murder suspect shot and killed seven people while injuring dozens more after opening fire from the rooftop of a local store while the Highland Park parade was underway.
Now, the authorities have confirmed that Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder over the brutal Independence Day killings.
Each of the seven counts comes with a maximum sentence of life behind bars without the chance of parole.
“These are the first of many charges,” Eric Rinehart for Lake County State’s Attorney said as he hinted at additional charges which will likely include several dozen counts of attempted murder and assault.
While the motive for the mass shooting remains unclear, more shocking details about the shooter have since emerged.
According to the reports, the police interviewed the suspect on two occasions back in 2019 after he allegedly threatened to “kill everyone.”
The first questioning was in April 2019 when the then-teenager allegedly threatened to take his own life. In September of the same year, the police once again arrived at Crimo’s family home after he threatened to kill everyone in his family.
Though the authorities seized a dagger, a sword, and 16 knives from the disturbed young man, he was not arrested at the time.
Just two years later, after turning 21, Crimo was allowed to legally buy two assault rifles and three other types of firearms.
“[In April 2019] they responded to the residence, spoke to him, his parents and the matter was being handled with the mental health profession. There was no law enforcement action to be taken,” Lake County Sheriff’s Office revealed in a Tuesday press conference.
“In September 2019, a family remember reported that he said he was going to ‘kill everyone’ and that he had a collection of knives. They responded and took 16 knives and a dagger from his home.
“There was no probable cause to arrest and no complaints assigned by the victims. They did notify the Illinois State Police.”
The bombshell news comes as law enforcement began interviewing the suspect’s family including his father, Bob Crimo Sr.
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