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Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says

Highland Park shooting suspect admits to deadly attack, prosecutor says

BRENDAN O'BRIEN THE man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens of others at an Independence Day parade outside of Chicago admitted to authorities that he carried out the shooting, a prosecutor said on Wednesday during the suspect's first court appearance. Robert Crimo, the 21-year-old suspect facing seven counts of first-degree murder, appeared at the bond hearing via a video link from jail, two days after the attack in Highland Park, Illinois. Dressed in black and wearing shoulder-length hair, Crimo was denied bail by Judge Theodore Potkonjak. Ben Dillon, a county prosecutor, told the court that the suspect confessed…
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Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack bought rifle legally

Suspect in Chicago July 4 parade attack bought rifle legally

ERIC COX and BRENDAN O'BRIEN THE man accused of attacking an Independence Day parade in a Chicago suburb bought his rifle legally, fired more than 70 rounds from a roof and dressed in women's clothing in order to blend into the fleeing crowds afterwards, local officials said. The suspect, 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, was taken into custody on Monday after surrendering to police, hours after the attack on the July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, in which six people were killed and more than 30 people were wounded. Officials said at a news briefing that he had planned…
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