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A person of interest in an attack that left six people shot and many others wounded during a shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, an affluent suburb of Chicago, has been captured after an hours-long manhunt.
Robert Crimo III, 22, was taken into custody by police after a brief car chase, Highland Park Police Chief Lou Jogmen said. A North Chicago police officer spotted vehicles authorities had been alerted to earlier in the day that they believed might be driven by Crimo as he fled, Jogmen said.
Robert Crimo III, 22, was taken into custody by police after a brief car chase. (Catherine Rapel)
The officer attempted a traffic stop, but Crimo fled before being stopped in Lake Forest, Jogmen said. He was expected to be questioned about his alleged role in the mass shooting, the chief said.
Crimo is believed to be connected to Monday’s shooting that killed at least six people and wounded about two dozen more from a rooftop perch before fleeing, officials said. Five of those killed were found at the scene and were adults, authorities said. Another was taken to hospital where he died.
HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS FOURTH OF JULY PARADE SHOOTING
One child was among the injured and was seriously injured, authorities said.
A shooting broke out at the intersection of Central Avenue and 2nd Street in Highland Park around 10:24 a.m. CT Monday, according to authorities.
Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Chris Covelli said the suspect used a “high-powered rifle,” but declined to provide a detailed description of the weapon. The attack began near the last leg of the parade route, he said, and was aimed at spectators on the sidelines.
He added that the attack marked a “very random, very deliberate and very sad day”.
Authorities said the shooter entered the roof of a business, possibly via a ladder in a driveway attached to the building.
HIGHLAND PARK 4TH OF JULY SHOOTING INTEREST: WHO IS ROBERT CRIMO?
Robert E. Crimo, 22, has been identified as a person of interest in the July 4th parade attack in Highland Park, Illinois, in which at least six people were killed. (Highland Park Police Department)
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State police and Chicago officials rushed to the scene to assist Highland Park police in the investigation, as did officers from the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The FBI also assisted, authorities said, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working to track down weapon used in the attack.
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