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News Articles: Highland Park shooting

Robert E. Crimo Jr., left, listens Friday to his attorney George Gomez while he speaks to Judge George D. Strickland during an appearance at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill.

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The father of a mass shooting suspect stands trial for helping him get a gun license

Robert Crimo Jr. is charged with seven counts of reckless conduct — one for each person his son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of killing in Highland Park, Ill., on Independence Day last year.

November 06, 2023
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This image provided by the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Waukegan, Ill., shows Robert Crimo Jr., on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022, after turning himself in.

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Father of July 4 Highland Park shooting suspect has been charged with 7 felonies

Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said the charges of reckless conduct are based on Robert Crimo Jr. sponsoring his then 19-year-old son's application for a gun license in 2019.

December 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Robert E. Crimo III, leaves the courtroom after a hearing Wednesday, in Waukegan, Ill. Accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, Crimo pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

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Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads not guilty

The man accused of killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago pleaded not guilty on Wednesday.

August 03, 2022
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Mourners hug Saturday outside Memorial Chapel Funeral Home in Waukegan, Ill., during funeral services for Eduardo Uvaldo, who was killed Monday during a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park.

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A victim of the Highland Park parade attack is remembered for his kindness

Friends, neighbors and dignitaries paid their respects Saturday to the family of Eduardo Uvaldo, one of the seven people who were killed in the attack on a July Fourth parade near Chicago.

July 09, 2022
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Linda Straus, widow of Stephen Straus, who was killed Monday in a mass shooting at the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., arrives for a funeral service with family members at the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation on Friday in Evanston, Ill. Straus was buried earlier in a private family service.

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Services begin for the victims of the Highland Park attack

Mourners remembered a woman who worked tirelessly at her synagogue and a gentle man who loved art in the first formal services to be held for the seven people killed during a July Fourth parade.

July 08, 2022
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Residents visit a makeshift memorial for victims of the 4th of July mass shooting in downtown Highland Park, Illinois on Wednesday.

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How to help those impacted by the Highland Park parade shooting

One way to help is by donating, whether to official community funds or verified fundraisers set up by families of those hurt or killed. Just be wary of scams, a city official warns.

July 07, 2022
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  • Rachel Treisman
Area residents visit a memorial Wednesday to the seven people who lost their lives in the Highland Park, Ill., Fourth of July mass shooting.

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The Highland Park shooting suspect considered a second attack in Wisconsin, police say

The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade fled to the Madison, Wis., area afterward and contemplated shooting up an event there, authorities said Wednesday.

July 07, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Members of the FBI's Evidence Response Team Unit investigate Tuesday in downtown Highland Park, Ill., the day after a deadly mass shooting. Police say the gunman who attacked an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago fired more than 70 rounds with an AR-15-style gun.

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A toddler was found alone after the Highland Park shooting. Both his parents were dead

The boys photo was shared across Chicago-area social media groups after the July 4 parade shooting, where he was found bloodied and alone. He was identified as Aiden McCarthy, 2, now orphaned.

July 06, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Downtown Highland Park, Ill., remained roped off Tuesday afternoon after the deadly shooting at a July 4th parade.

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Highland Park suspect legally purchased 5 guns despite worrying encounter with police

In 2019, Robert Crimo's family reported to police that he "said he was going to kill everyone" and had a collection of knives. Illinois State Police approved him for gun ownership four months later.

July 06, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan
Downtown Highland Park, Ill., remained roped off Tuesday afternoon after the deadly shooting at a July 4th parade.

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Highland Park suspect legally purchased 5 guns despite worrying encounter with police

In 2019, Robert Crimo's family reported to police that he "said he was going to kill everyone" and had a collection of knives. Illinois State Police approved him for gun ownership four months later.

July 06, 2022
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  • Becky Sullivan

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