We are (sadly) in the news today

Horrifying.

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They have the suspect in custody.

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They have the suspect in custody.

Thank goodness. This has been my one thought since I first heard the news, that he was still out there and they needed to find him.

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The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band was in the parade.

https://www.businessinsider.co...-song-playing-2022-7

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Nothing changes.

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The Maxwell Street Klezmer Band was in the parade.

I love klezmer music, imagine the people who were there, it would be horrible to forever have it associated with a mass shooting.

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Update:

He dressed as a woman in order to conceal himself. Climbed up a fire escape ladder to the roof of a business. When he knew police were heading towards the area, he dropped the rifle on the roof, climbed down the ladder, and blended into the crowd. Walked to mother's home and borrowed her car.

70 rounds fired. Rifle purchased legally.

No motive identified yet.

Crimo being arrested:

https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/...ert-crimo-iii-video/

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“ The mass shooting in Highland Park was the fourth in Illinois since Friday in which at least four people were struck, according to the Gun Violence Archive.”

Four mass shootings in the first four days of the month in IL alone.

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Crimo being arrested:

https://nypost.com/2022/07/05/...ert-crimo-iii-video/

[inappropriate levity] If it were me, they would have to say "take two steps to your left... No, your other left..." [/inappropriate levity]

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The suspect in the Highland Park shooting had two previous contacts with law enforcement that occurred in the city, authorities said in a news conference Tuesday.

An individual reported to Highland Park police in 2019 that Robert E. Crimo III attempted suicide, according to Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Major Crimes Task Force. The individual contacted police one week after learning of the attempted suicide.

Law enforcement spoke with Crimo and his parents in response to the report, and the matter was handled by mental health professionals, Covelli said.

“At the time, there was no law enforcement action to be taken,” he said.

The second incident was in September 2019, when Crimo had threatened to “kill everyone,” according to a family member who reported to Highland Park police, Covelli said.

Police removed 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from Crimo’s residence, Covelli said. At the time, there was no probable cause to arrest and no complaints were signed by any victims.

There was no information that Crimo possessed any firearms, Covelli said. Highland Park police notified Illinois State Police of the September 2019 incident....

The Lake County coroner confirmed a seventh death in the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park after the gunman, fired more than 70 rounds with a high-powered rifle at a crowd of bystanders.

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There was a little boy who got separated from his family. Someone found him and posted his pic on Facebook. The police got the kid and reunited him with his grandparents.

It was announced today that both his parents were among the dead.

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Heartbreaking doesn't begin to express it.

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We were in Chicago over the weekend. Our host raised his kids in Highland Park. Stunning.

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He attempted suicide in 2019. The police took away his knives some months later (still in 2019) after the family said he threatened to kill all of them. They were returned when they didn't press charges.

The father subsequently co-signed a FOID application, probably in 2020, because the son was not yet 21. Because, you know, every suicidal and potentially violent 21 year old needs to be able to buy guns.

The people who perished:

https://www.npr.org/2022/07/06...ting-july-4th-parade

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I wonder if the victims can sue the father for everything he is worth. Worth a try. I'm sure there are some hot pro bono lawyers happy to assist.

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