The suspect was able to legally purchase the rifle used in the attack within the past year despite ominous run-ins with police in 2019.
Author: John Bacon and Grace Hauck, USA TODAY
Highland Park parade shooting live updates: Suspect charged with seven counts of first-degree murder
The man accused of killing 7 people and wounding dozens more at a parade in a Chicago suburb planned the rampage for weeks, police say. Live updates.
6 dead, dozens wounded in shooting rampage at July 4th parade in Chicago suburb of Highland Park; suspect identified
Authorities identified a person of interest in a shooting at a Chicago suburb July 4th parade as Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo, 22.