Jul 4, 2022; Highland Park, IL, USA; Scenes outside the Fourth of July shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Mandatory Credit: Patrick Gorski-USA TODAY NETWORK
News: Fourth of July Parade Shooting in Chicago
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say the man charged with killing seven people when he unleashed a hail of bullets on an Independence Day parade from a rooftop in suburban Chicago legally bought the high-powered rifle used in the shooting and four other weapons, despite threatening violence.
Robert E. Crimo III was charged with seven counts of murder Tuesday in the shooting that sent hundreds of marchers, parents and children fleeing in fear and set off an hourslong manhunt in and around Highland Park. Investigators have yet to identify a motive.
Prosecutors have promised to seek dozens more charges, and Crimo is expected to make his first court appearance on Wednesday. His attorney said he intends to enter a not guilty plea to all charges.
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