The parade for Independence Day in Highland Park, Illinois, ended in tragedy after allegedly Robert Crimo III, of 22 years old, shot onlookers from the top of a building, killing six people and injuring more than two dozen.
The deputy chief of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Chris Covelli, pointed out during a press conference that after an hour of persecution Robert Crimo III had been arrested as a person of interest.
After the arrest of Robert Crimo III, disturbing details began to emerge about the young man from 22 years, such as your social media posts. According to the Daily News, among the drawings that Crimo III shared on its social networks, one can be seen that shows a gunman being killed by the police and others with equally violent images.
Sin However, the accused’s uncle, Paul Crimo, revealed to WFLD-TV that he was in shock after the acts of his nephew, whom he even described as a “very quiet child” and “reserved and music lover” who shared his music in Youtube.
“There were no warning signs,” said his uncle. He added: “I saw him yesterday (the day before the shooting) in the afternoon and I went home and I said ‘hi’ and when I came down I said ‘bye’ and he said ‘bye’ and that was it”.
Likewise, he indicated that he did not see anything strange in his nephew: “There were no signs of problems. I saw no signs of problems. If he had seen signs, he would have said something.”
The disconsolate uncle closed the interview by apologizing for what had happened.
Chris Covelli announced that Robert Crimo III , 22 years old, used a high-powered rifle, however, he refused to give detailed information about the weapon.