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4 months ago

'Evil and manipulative': Parade mass shooting suspect rejects deal, crushing families

Robert Crimo III is accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens of others in the mass shooting at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park.
4 months ago
'Evil and manipulative': Parade mass shooting suspect rejects deal, crushing families
4 months ago

'Evil and manipulative': Parade mass shooting suspect rejects deal, crushing families

The suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter declined to change his plea to guilty at a Wednesday hearing, shattering victims' families.
4 months ago
Leah Sundheim, whose mother, Jacquelyn Sundheim, was killed in the Highland Park shooting speaks at a press conference after a hearing for Robert E. Crimo III on June 26, 2024.
1 year ago

Highland Park shooting suspect's dad pleads guilty

Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct instead of beginning his trial on Monday.
1 year ago
Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter, pleaded guilty to reckless conduct instead of beginning his trial on Monday.
1 year ago

Dad of Highland Park parade shooting suspect pleads guilty for helping son obtain gun

The father of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter pleaded guilty to reckless conduct instead of beginning his trial on Monday.
1 year ago
Robert E. Crimo Jr., talks to his attorney George Gomez as he appears before Judge George D. Strickland at the Lake County Courthouse, Nov. 6, 2023, in Waukegan, Ill.
1 year ago

Parkland families' summer campaign brings them to Uvalde for emotional visit

In honor of what would've been Joaquin's 23rd birthday, the Olivers are visiting cities across the country that have been impacted by gun violence.
1 year ago
A memorial dedicated to the 19 children and two adults murdered, May 24, 2022, during the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.
1 year ago

Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims 1 year later

Hundreds of people gathered to mark the one year since seven Fourth of July paradegoers were shot and dozens of others were wounded in a mass shooting.
1 year ago
Residents join the community walk in Highland Park, Ill., July 4, 2023.
1 year ago

July 4 Highland Park parade shooting: Remembering the victims 1 year later

Seven people were killed in the 2022 mass shooting in Illinois.
1 year ago
Empty chairs and an American flag blanket lie on the ground after a mass shooting at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in downtown Highland Park, a Chicago suburb, July 4, 2022.
2 years ago

Family of 8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting raises money for new home

Cooper Roberts, 8, is undergoing a "slow and difficult" recovery, his mom said.
2 years ago
Cooper Roberts, 8, is now home recovering after being left paralyzed in the July 4, 2022, shooting in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

Suspect's dad charged in Highland Park parade mass shooting

The father of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooter has been charged with seven counts of reckless conduct causing great bodily harm.
2 years ago
Robert E. Crimo III's father Robert Crimo Jr., right, and mother Denise Pesina attend to a hearing for their son in Lake County court on Aug. 3, 2022, in Waukegan, Ill.
2 years ago

Father of Highland Park shooting suspect charged

The case focuses on the Fourth of July parade attack that left seven people dead, and authorities are charging the suspect’s father who helped him obtain a gun license.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Father of Highland Park shooting suspect charged
2 years ago

3 women united by Highland Park shooting lobby for assault weapon ban

Liz Turnipseed, Debra Baum and Lindsay Hartman, who were strangers before the shooting, are uniting this Thanksgiving with family to focus on their gratitude for life.
2 years ago
VIDEO: 3 women united by Highland Park shooting lobby for assault weapon ban
2 years ago

'Incredible milestone': 8-year-old shot at parade finally returns to school

Cooper Roberts, who was shot and partially paralyzed in the Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooting, has returned to school for the first time since the shooting.
2 years ago
Cooper Roberts, 8, is now home recovering after being left paralyzed in the July 4, 2022, shooting in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting victims file suits against gun-maker over ad practices

Victims of the Highland Park shooting are filing lawsuits against gunmaker Smith & Wesson, the accused shooter and the accused shooter's father.
2 years ago
Victims of the Highland Park shooting are filing lawsuits against gunmaker Smith & Wesson, the accused shooter and the accused shooter's father.
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting victims file suits against gun-maker over ad practices

Victims of the Highland Park shooting are filing lawsuits against gunmaker Smith & Wesson, the accused shooter and the accused shooter's father seeking damages.
2 years ago
In this July 6, 2022, file photo, the area is blocked off by police where the deadly shooting occurred during an annual 4th of July parade on Central Avenue in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

8-year-old shot in Highland Park feeling 'hopeless, sad and angry'

Cooper Roberts, who was shot and partially paralyzed in the Highland Park, Illinois, mass shooting, still has a "very long and hard road" to recovery ahead of him
2 years ago
Cooper Roberts, eight-year-old Highland Park shooting victim is seen at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.
2 years ago

Boy paralyzed in Highland Park attack to return to 3rd grade with twin brother

Cooper Roberts, 8, was paralyzed in the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
2 years ago
Cooper Roberts is pictured while recovering from injuries sustained in the July 4, 2022, shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

Suspect in Highland Park mass shooting pleads not guilty

The man accused of carrying out a mass shooting on the Fourth of July pleaded not guilty to not killing seven people and wounding dozens of others. The victims' ages ranged from 8 to 88.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Suspect in Highland Park mass shooting pleads not guilty
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty

Robert Crimo III, 21, allegedly killed seven people after opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago.
2 years ago
Robert Crimo III, 21, allegedly killed seven people after opening fire on a Fourth of July parade near Chicago.
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting suspect pleads not guilty to 117 counts

Robert Crimo III, the suspect in the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting, is accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens of others.
2 years ago
Crime scene tape at the crime scene of the Highland Park July 4th shooting in Highland Park, Ill., July 6, 2022.
2 years ago

Highland Park mom forges new mission to combat gun violence

After escaping the carnage of the July 4 mass shooting, Ashbey Beasley said she's devoting her life to curbing gun violence.
2 years ago
Ashbey Beasley has been advocating lawmakers and others for more gun control after she and her son escaped the carnage of the Highland Park mass shooting.
2 years ago

Mom of boy partially paralyzed in Highland Park offers update on his condition

Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts, who was enjoying a Fourth of July parade when he was shot in the chest in a mass shooting, is now paralyzed from the waist down.
2 years ago
A police officer walks down Central Avenue in Highland Park, July 4, 2022, after a shooter fired on the northern suburb's Fourth of July parade.
2 years ago

Highland Park mom takes on gun lobby

After escaping the carnage of the July 4th mass shooting Ashbey Beasley said she's devoting her life to curbing gun violence. She was on hand during congressional hearings focused on gun makers.
2 years ago
VIDEO:  Highland Park mom takes on gun lobby
2 years ago

Highland Park mass shooting suspect indicted on 117 counts

The suspect in the Highland Park mass shooting has been indicted on 117 counts, prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois, said Wednesday.
2 years ago
Police officers walk through the crime scene the day after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., July 5, 2022.
2 years ago

Strangers offer free mental health help after July 4th parade attack

A Chicago-area woman volunteered to pay for mental health treatment.
2 years ago
A chair and scooter are left knocked over at the scene of a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., July 4, 2022.
2 years ago

GOP senators rebuff mayor's plea for assault weapons ban

The mayor of Highland Park, Illinois, pleaded with Congress to pass a federal assault weapons ban 16 days after a mass shooting at a Fouth of July parade in her town.
2 years ago
Nancy Rotering, Mayor of Highland Park, Ill., speaks during a Judiciary Committee hearing on civilian access to military-style assault weapons in Washington, D.C, July 20, 2022.
2 years ago

Highland Park mayor calls on Congress to pass assault weapons ban

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering pleaded for a federal assault weapons ban during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday.
2 years ago
Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering pleaded for a federal assault weapons ban during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on gun violence Wednesday.
2 years ago

Jewish community in Highland Park looks to heal after shooting

The Jewish community of Highland Park is trying to grieve and find meaning through Jewish institutions and practice after the July 4 mass shooting.
2 years ago
Participants listen during an event of unity and healing at the Central Avenue Synagogue-Chabad in Highland Park for the victims of Monday's Highland Park's Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., July 7, 2022.
2 years ago

Angry Uvalde parents, parade shooting survivors rally to demand assault weapons ban

Survivors of the Highland Park and Uvalde mass shootings converged on Washington, D.C., Wednesday to demand an assault weapons ban.
2 years ago
A group from Highland Park, Ill. hold signs at a rally at the U.S. Capitol, July 13, 2022 to call for stronger gun control measures including universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
2 years ago

Highland Park survivor talks march to Capitol to demand gun control

Natalie Lorentz, a survivor of the July 4th shooting, and Sen. Tammy Duckworth are working together to fight for change and a federal ban on assault weapons.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Highland Park survivor talks march to Capitol to demand gun control
2 years ago

Remembering the lives lost in the Highland Park parade massacre

A mother and father, grandparents and a dyed-in-the-wool Chicagoan are among the people killed by a gunman who opened fire on a July 4 parade in Highland Park, Illinois, on Monday.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Remembering the lives lost in the Highland Park parade massacre
2 years ago

Investigators looking into alleged Highland Park shooter’s background

Memorial services and funerals have begun for the victims of a Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, as the community continues to grieve.
2 years ago
Memorial services and funerals have begun for the victims of a Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, as the community continues to grieve.
2 years ago

First funerals, memorial services held for Highland Park shooting victims

The first two funerals and a memorial service were held Friday for three of the seven victims shot and killed at the deadly Fourth of July parade.
2 years ago
VIDEO: First funerals, memorial services held for Highland Park shooting victims
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting victims remembered as memorials begin

Services have been scheduled for Friday for three of the victims.
2 years ago
Visitors pay their respects at altars for the seven people killed in Monday's Fourth of July mass shooting, July 7, 2022, in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

1st funeral for victim of Highland Park shooting gets under way

The community is gathering for the first funerals and memorial service for those who lost their lives.
2 years ago
VIDEO: 1st funeral for victim of Highland Park shooting gets under way
2 years ago

8-year-old paralyzed after Highland Park parade attack, family spokesperson says

Cooper Roberts's mom was also injured in the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
2 years ago
Cooper Roberts, 8, was seriously injured in the July 4, 2022, mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill.
2 years ago

Highland Park shooting probe

Newly revealed police reports show the troubled past of the suspect’s family as we learn more about the survivors of the rampage. ABC’s Mona Kosar Abdi reports.
2 years ago
VIDEO:  Highland Park shooting probe
2 years ago

Services for 4th of July parade shooting victims begin

Funerals for Stephen Straus, 88, Nicholas Toledo, 78, and a memorial service for Jacki Sundheim, 63, who were three of the seven people killed in the mass shooting, are scheduled for Friday.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Services for 4th of July parade shooting victims begin
2 years ago

Police determined Highland Park shooting suspect posed 'clear and present danger'

Police documents were released Thursday that detail Highland Park shooting suspect Robert "Bobby" Crimo III's troubled past and family turmoil.
2 years ago
Police investigate outside the home of the mother of the man detained after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022.
2 years ago

Highland Park mayor was Cub Scout leader to alleged gunman, knew him personally

“We are a small ship in an ocean of a lot of guns," mayor told ABC News Live.
2 years ago
Highland Park Ill. Mayor Nancy Rotering speaks with ABC News Live, July 7, 2022.
2 years ago

Highland Park survivor details near death experience

A longtime Highland Park July 4th paradegoer said she narrowly dodged a bullet during the mass shooting.
2 years ago
Dr. Marcy Kamen said her father was shot and the bullet nearly hit her during the July 4, 2022 mass shooting at the Highland Park, Illinois parade.
2 years ago

Investigation into history of alleged Highland Park shooter

Police confirmed a long history of calls from the home of the suspect charged in the deadly parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Investigation into history of alleged Highland Park shooter
2 years ago

Police called to suspect's home 'a number' of times since 2002

The suspected shooter killed seven people and injured dozens in the Independence Day shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
2 years ago
Police investigate outside the home of the mother of the man detained after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade route in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., on July 4, 2022.
2 years ago

Illinois official reacts to Parade mass shooting in her district

Illinois state Sen. Julie Morrison shares her experiences from the mass shooting at a July 4 parade in Highland Park.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Illinois official reacts to Parade mass shooting in her district
2 years ago

Suspect confessed to mass shooting at July 4th parade in Illinois: Officials

The latest on the investigation into the July 4th parade shooting and whether the father of the shooter could face charges.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Suspect confessed to mass shooting at July 4th parade in Illinois: Officials
2 years ago

Highland Park alleged shooter's father says he is not culpable for son's attack

“I had no -- not an inkling, warning -- that this was going to happen,” Crimo told ABC News.
2 years ago
Robert Crimo Jr. stands in a park near his home in Highland Park, Ill. His son Robert Crimo III was arrested as a suspect in the mass shooting at a July 4th parade. His parents, Bob Crimo Jr. and Denise Pesina, live in Highland, Ill., less than two miles from where the shooting took place.
2 years ago

After parade shooting, GoFundMe says it seeks to verify donations amid scam risks

In the wake of the Highland Park, Illinois, shooting, donors had raised millions across 11 different pages as of Wednesday, according to a GoFundMe hub of pages.
2 years ago
Nicolas Toledo, one of the victims in the shooting at the 4th of July parade shooting in Highland Park, Ill., a suburb of Chicago, is pictured in an undated family photo.
2 years ago

Officials: IL shooting suspect confessed to July 4 parade massacre

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering on how her community is coping after the parade tragedy.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Officials: IL shooting suspect confessed to July 4 parade massacre
2 years ago

Highland Park suspect’s father sponsored gun application

ABC News’ Alex Perez reports that the suspect’s father sponsored his gun application but maintains that their family had no idea their son was planning a massacre.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Highland Park suspect’s father sponsored gun application
2 years ago

Fourth of July shooting suspect contemplated another attack

ABC News senior investigative reporter Aaron Katersky and ABC News contributor John Cohen discuss the ongoing investigation as suspect confesses to considering a second attack.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Fourth of July shooting suspect contemplated another attack
2 years ago

Fourth of July parade shooter makes 1st court appearance

Robert Crimo, 21, was denied bail after prosecutors say he confessed to the Highland Park massacre that left seven people dead and more than 30 injured.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Fourth of July parade shooter makes 1st court appearance