U.S. Police: Chicago shooter planned another massacre
Robert Crimo, who killed seven people in a July 4 parade, considered shooting a second in Wisconsin, where he fled in his mother's car after the first massacre.
"There is evidence that he did not invest enough planning to carry out another attack," a police spokesman said.
No evidence of antisemitic motives for the attack was found
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07/07/2022
Thursday, 07 July 2022, 03:47 Updated: 08:27
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In the video: Documentation of shooting in the 4th / 7th parade in Chicago - at least 6 killed, the suspect arrested (Photo: Reuters and documentation on social networks)
Data from the Chicago police investigation released last night (Wednesday) revealed that Robert Crimo, who shot dead seven people at the July 4 celebrations, considered committing another massacre.
Crimo, who after the shooting in Chicago took his mother's car and drove north to the city of Madison, Wisconsin, was present at another rally to mark July 4, and allegedly considered opening a shooting there as well.
Police further said no immediate evidence was found that the attack was due to other antisemitic or racist motives.
A Chicago court yesterday held a hearing for Crimo, which ultimately ruled he would remain in custody without the possibility of bail.
The judge at the hearing said Crimo "poses a real danger to the community."
Following the hearing, authorities held a press conference at which they provided new details about the circumstances of Crimo's arrest.
Among other things, police found out when he arrived in Wisconsin, he was trying to get rid of his cell phone.
The FBI later located the phone.
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It is not clear why he returned to the arena in the midst of the chase.
Robert Crimo (Photo: Reuters)
Lake District Special Forces spokesman Christopher Cavalli said Crimo's car had another rifle that he considered using.
However, according to Cavalli, "there is evidence that he did not invest enough in the planning to carry out another attack."
The night before the massacre, Crimo's father talked to him about the shooting in Denmark, the New York Post reported.
According to the father, his son called the shooter in Denmark an "idiot" and claimed that people who carry out mass shootings "help people who want to ban the possession of all weapons".
"Did he have a psychotic breakdown?", The father wondered after the shooting his son had committed.
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Obsession with numbers 4 and 7.
Crimo (Photo: Reuters)
Crimo used a Smith & Wesson MP15 semi-automatic rifle.
He fired about 80 bullets at the parade in Highland Park before throwing it and fleeing the arena.
Three more weapons were found in his home.
It is still unclear why he chose to travel to Wisconsin and why, in the midst of the chase after him, he returned to the first arena.
Another puzzling revelation that came up in the police update is that Crimo has an obsession with numbers 4 and 7, which are related to the music in which he is interested, and which also make up the date on which he committed the massacre.
A July 4 massacre in the affluent suburb of Chicago, Highland Park, killed seven people, including a Jewish man and woman, and 36 wounded were evacuated to hospitals.
Seven charges of first-degree murder have been filed against Robert Crimo.
Illinois Attorney General Eric Rinehart said if Crimo is convicted, he is likely to receive a life sentence without pardon.
He added that he is expected to face additional charges before the end of his interrogation, and that he will seek to keep him in custody until he is brought before a judge later today.
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