CHICAGO (AP) — The father of an Illinois man charged with killing 7 people in a mass shooting at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with 7 felony counts of reckless conduct.
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said Robert Crimo Jr. surrendered to police on Friday & will have a bond hearing Saturday. Rinehart said the charges are based on Crimo sponsoring his then 19-year-old son’s application for a gun license in 2019.
“Parents & guardians are in the best position to decide whether their teenagers should have a weapon,” Rinehart said. “In this case, the system failed when Robert Crimo Jr. sponsored his son. He knew what he knew & he signed the form anyway.”
Rinehart wouldn’t further discuss what led his office to file the charges this week. Authorities have previously said the accused shooter, Robert Crimo III, attempted suicide by machete in April 2019 & in September 2019 was accused by a family member of making threats to “kill everyone.”
Both those reports came months before Crimo Jr. sponsored his son’s application in December 2019.
A grand jury in July indicted Robert Crimo III on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder & 48 counts of aggravated battery, representing the 7 people killed & dozens wounded in the Highland Park attack.
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