Highland Park parade shooting
The latest news and coverage on the mass shooting that occurred the morning of July 4, 2022, during the Fourth of July parade in suburban Highland Park.
Five lawsuits filed accuse the state police of having negligently approved Robert E. Crimo III’s gun ownership application in 2019 even though the Highland Park police issued a “clear and present danger” alert against him months earlier.
El mensaje común del desfile del jueves y de la ceremonia conmemorativa fue de fuerza, resistencia y unidad.
The common message of Thursday’s parade and a remembrance ceremony was one of strength, resilience and unity.
Groups challenging the law made their bid to the U.S. Supreme Court after last fall’s ruling from the federal appeals court in Chicago, which found that weapons covered by Illinois’ assault-weapons ban don’t have Second Amendment protection.
La familia de Eduardo Uvaldo, una de las 7 personas muertas en el tiroteo masivo ocurrido en el desfile del 4 de julio de 2022, presentó una demanda el viernes, alegando que el fabricante de armas Smith & Wesson comercializó rifles del tipo AR-15 a adolescentes.
The family of Eduardo Uvaldo, one of 7 people killed in the mass shooting at a July 4, 2022, parade, filed suit Friday, alleging gun maker Smith & Wesson marketed AR-15-style rifles to teens.
Robert Crimo III backed out of deal in court Wednesday after prosecutors say he agreed to plead guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder in connection with the mass shooting in 2022. “It’s heartbreaking, and it shouldn’t be happening,” activist Ashbey Beasley told reporters afterward.
The plea deal, if it’s accepted by Judge Victoria Rossetti, could bring closure to the criminal case against Robert Crimo III sooner than expected.
Robert Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and wounding 48 others in a mass shooting on July 4, 2022.
For the first time since the attack, the city of Highland Park will hold its July 4 parade this year. The city held a march along the route in 2023 instead of a traditional parade.
Robert Crimo III’s phone, tablet and internet privileges were revoked in December by a Lake County judge.
Mayor Nancy Rotering says the ‘Sweet Home Highland Park’ parade and a celebration after will restore the community’s spirit and help the city move forward from the 2022 attack that left 7 dead and dozens wounded.
Robert Crimo III, who briefly represented himself, was to go on trial next week. His reappointed lawyers asked to delay the trial.
Good Hope Free Will Church provided meals to hundreds of individuals in need. The church is located in East Garfield Park, a community that lacks widespread access to fresh food.
Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, had invoked his right to a speedy trial last month after dismissing his lawyers and a jury trial was set for Feb. 26. That date was scrapped in court Wednesday, with Crimo consenting.
Robert Crimo III ditched his lawyers in mid-December and quickly accelerated his case by asking for a speedy trial.
Robert Crimo Jr. faces mounting legal costs since the 2022 Fourth of July parade shooting in which prosecutors say his son fired an assault rifle from a rooftop, killing seven people and wounding 48 more.
Robert Crimo Jr. served about half of his 60-day sentence for misdemeanor reckless conduct.
Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade in 2022, asked a Lake County judge to allow him to proceed without the aid of his assistant public defenders and invoked his right to a speedy trial.
Father of accused Highland Park gunman pretends he’s the one wronged.
By the time the father of the Highland Park parade massacre suspect appeared in the courtroom, the shirt was inside out. But the judge still lambasted him.
The plea deal requires Robert Crimo Jr. to serve 24 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and surrender his weapons.