Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, aged 22, was arrested for being suspected of being responsible for a shooting during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, in which six people died and others were injured.
Shortly earlier, Highland Park police identified Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, aged 22, as a person of interest, and was considered to be “armed and dangerous”, however, he was captured after an hour-long chase.
The subject killed at least six people and wounded about two dozen others from a rooftop before fleeing, Lake County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chief Chris Covelli said during an afternoon news conference.
Five of the dead were found at the scene and were adults, authorities said. Another was taken to a hospital where he died.
A child was among those injured and was seriously injured, authorities said.
Shots were fired at the intersection of Central Avenue and 2nd Street in Highland Park, a wealthy suburb of Chicago, around : 24 am this Monday, according to authorities and the gunman was still at large at 3 p.m.
Covelli said the suspect used “a high-powered rifle,” but declined to give a detailed description of the weapon. The attack began near the last stretch of the parade route, he said, and targeted spectators on the sidelines.
He added that the attack marked a “very random, very intentional and very sad day”.
Authorities said the gunman accessed the roof of a business possibly via a ladder in an alley attached to the building.
State Police and Chicago officers rushed to the scene to assist Highland Park Police in the investigation, as did Lake County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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