© Reuters. A tricycle is seen close to the scene of a mass taking pictures at a Fourth of July parade route, within the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. July 4, 2022. REUTERS/Max Herman 2/3
By Brendan O’Brien and Tom Polansek
HIGHLAND PARK, Unwell. (Reuters) – The person accused of opening fireplace with a rifle from a rooftop onto a crowd of individuals watching a July Fourth parade close to Chicago, turning the vacation celebration into one other nationwide tragedy, was charged on Tuesday with seven counts of first-degree homicide.
If convicted, the suspect, 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, would face a most sentence of life in jail with out the potential of parole, Illinois states legal professional Eric Reinhart mentioned in saying the costs at a information convention.
The prosecutor mentioned the first-degree homicide fees had been to be adopted by dozens of extra fees earlier than the investigation is over, and that he would ask that Crimo stay held in custody with out bail on the suspect’s first courtroom look on Wednesday.
Authorities mentioned Crimo had deliberate the assault for weeks and had come to authorities’ consideration no less than twice earlier than on studies that he threatened suicide or hurt to others, native officers mentioned on Tuesday.
Authorities mentioned the suspect fired greater than 70 rounds from a rooftop at random onto individuals watching Monday’s parade in Highland Park, Illinois, after which made his getaway wearing a disguise to mix in with the panic-stricken crowd, authorities mentioned on Tuesday.
(This story corrects spelling of prosecutor’s surname to Reinhart, as an alternative of Reinhard, and drops extraneous phrases in paragraph 2)
