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Robert E. Crimo III, the suspected 21-year-old gunman accused of killing seven people and injuring many more during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, threatened to “kill everybody” during a 2019 incident. at his home, which led to authorities seizing a collection of knives.
Highland Park police officers responded to Crimo’s home on Sept. 5, 2019, after he allegedly made threats, a police report said.
Crimo told officers he had been depressed three days earlier and had a history of drug use, the report said. He did not tell officers what he actually said during his alleged threat, and neither did his mother, Denise Pessina, police said.
Crimo’s father, Robert Crimo, told officers that a collection of knives in a bedroom, kept in a tin lunch box, was his. He agreed to hand them over to the authorities.
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Accused Highland Park shooter Robert E. Crimo III, 21, seen in the first booking photo. Crimo allegedly made threats during a 2019 incident at his home in which a collection of knives was temporarily seized by police. (Lake County Major Crimes Task Force)
Also seized were a 12-inch dagger and a 24-inch samurai blade kept in the younger Crimo’s bedroom closet.
“Robert E. Crimo III was asked if he allowed [sic] harming himself or another, with Robert answering “No,” the police report said.
Pessina said she will contact the Illinois Department of Children and Families for referral assistance. The knives were eventually returned to Crimo’s father.
Crimo III allegedly climbed onto a roof above the parade route on Monday and opened fire on spectators, killing at least seven and injuring dozens.
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Despite two police visits to the family’s home in 2019, one involving a suicide threat and an alleged threat to kill his family, the elder Crimo signed an affidavit that allowed his then-19-year-old son to apply for state ownership of firearms ID card or FOID.
FOID cards are required for Illinois residents who wish to legally own firearms, and applicants under the age of 21 must also present written and notarized parental consent to apply.
Fox News’ Mike Ruiz contributed to this report.
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