Robert Crimo III is set to face trial for a mass shooting at a Chicago-area Independence Day parade in 2022, where seven individuals died and many others were injured. The shooting caused public outcry and community trauma, prompting city leaders to take a sensitive approach by reinstating the parade in 2024 with a focus on memorializing the victims. Crimo faces multiple charges, including 21 counts of first-degree murder. The upcoming trial follows several delays, partly due to the defendant's erratic behavior.
Authorities allege a gunman perched on a roof shot at crowds assembled for a Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, an upscale suburb 30 miles from Chicago. Seven people were killed in the 2022 shooting, including both parents of a toddler. Dozens more were wounded.
City leaders canceled the parade the following year but reinstated it in 2024 with a memorial for the victims. Mayor Nancy Rotering has said the city doesn't want to be defined by the mass shooting.
This year's parade theme reminds us that teams bring people together in support of a common goal, and that we are most resilient when we support each other,
Crimo faces 21 counts of first-degree murder - three counts for each person killed - as well as 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery.
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