An attorney shared what he said was a statement from the parents of the accused Highland Park, Illinois, shooter on Tuesday.

The attorney, Steve Greenberg, announced that the parents of 21-year-old Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, had retained his firm as their legal representation, according to WGN-TV.

“We are all mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and this is a terrible tragedy for many families, the victims, the paradegoers, the community, and our own. Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to everybody,” the parents said in a statement released by Greenberg.

Greenberg also clarified that he is only representing the parents of Crimo and not Crimo himself. Crimo is being legally represented by Tom Durkin and Josh Herman, according to Greenberg.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Highland Park, Illinois, with her husband, second gentleman Doug Emhoff, on Tuesday.

The visit took place in the evening after Harris called for an “assault weapons” ban and an end to the “liability shield” for gun manufacturers in a speech to a teachers union in nearby Chicago.

Harris met with first responders and other officials during her visit to the suburb. She also delivered brief remarks.

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The suspected Highland Park shooter, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart announced Tuesday.

“These are just the first of many charges that will be filed against Mr. Crimo,” the prosecutor said at a news briefing.

Rinehart said he expects dozens more charges to come in the future.

Crimo will face a mandatory life sentence without the chance of parole if convicted, the prosecutor said.

Rinehart said prosecutors will ask a judge on Wednesday to hold Crimo without the possibility of bail.

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A painting of an ominous figure holding a gun was spotted on the back of the house belonging to the parents of the man suspected of firing on an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, according to a report.

SUSPECTED HIGHLAND PARK SHOOTER KICKED OUT OF SYNAGOGUE DURING PASSOVER: REPORTS

The painting depicts a dark figure of a person holding a rifle with a yellow smiley face, as reported by NewsNation on Tuesday.

The yellow smiley face is similar to one seen on a shirt worn by the suspected shooter, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, in one of his online videos containing violent images.

Prosecutors were expected to announce charges against Crimo at around 5:30 p.m. local time Tuesday.

The suspected gunman in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, was kicked out of a synagogue on the final day of Passover earlier this year, according to reports.

Multiple people have come forward to talk about seeing the man identified as the person of interest, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, at the Central Avenue Synagogue in Highland Park during the Jewish holiday.

Rabbi Yosef Schanowitz said he recognized Crimo from an encounter in April in which he asked him to leave the Synagogue, according to the Times of Israel.

“I approached him and sternly asked him to leave as I noticed he was not a member of our community,” Schanowitz said.

Martin Blumenthal, the volunteer security director at the synagogue, said in an interview with Forward that Crimo stood out and appeared to have malicious intent when he visited in April.

“He was definitely sizing up the synagogue,” Blumenthal said.

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Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said in a news briefing Tuesday that he was not aware of the synagogue incident.

The suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, had two prior contacts with law enforcement, police said Tuesday.

Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, had two prior contacts with police in Highland Park, with the most recent in September 2019 over a “mental health issue” in which Crimo threatened to kill members of his family, Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force, said in a news briefing.

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The Highland Park shooting suspect‘s extensive online history reflects a desire for violence.

Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, the person of interest identified by police after the Chicago Fourth of July shooting in which six people were killed and 38 wounded, has a long history of expressing interest in graphic violence online, including videos appearing to preview the attack. There is also evidence implying interests in former President Donald Trump and the European “alt-right.”

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A seventh person has died following Monday’s shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, police said Tuesday, according to multiple outlets.

Details about the victim are unknown.

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Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) slammed Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) for posting a tweet seemingly linking her to the suspected gunman at Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.

Boebert derided Swalwell as “desperate” and targeted him after he tweeted a picture of her holding a rifle alongside an image of the alleged shooter, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, with the caption, “Let’s start drawing straight lines.”

“I get that Eric Swalwell isn’t a fan of our constitutional rights and is desperate to distract from his repeated political failures, but the only straight line that needs to be drawn is from Eric Swalwell to Fang Fang to the Chinese Communist Party,” the congresswoman said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

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The suspect in the shooting rampage in Highland Park, Illinois, dressed in women’s clothes to disguise his identity and is believed to have planned the attack for several weeks, according to police.

Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, was taken into custody Monday and is suspected to have unleashed over 70 rounds into the crowd during a shooting spree that killed at least six and injured dozens more, police said. He is believed to have used his disguise to escape the scene of the crime.

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“We do believe Crimo pre-planned this attack for several weeks. He brought a high-powered rifle to this parade. He accessed the roof of a business via a fire escape ladder and began opening fire on the innocent Independence Day celebration goers,” Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said during a press conference Tuesday.

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Illinois Republican gubernatorial candidate Darren Bailey encouraged Independence Day celebration despite the mass shooting in Highland Park in a Monday video.

“We’re just going to take a moment and pray for the families, friends, let’s pray for the law enforcement, and even the organizers of this parade,” Bailey said from Skokie, about 20 minutes away from the shooting. “They’ve done an amazing job, there’s a lot of confusion and frustration that the parade’s being canceled, but they did the right thing because people’s safety has got to come first.”

“Let’s move on and celebrate the independence of this nation,” Bailey finished just before his livestreamed prayer.

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Police did not identify the type of weapon the suspected shooter used on Monday to fire more than 70 rounds into a crowd of parade watchers, but they did say he bought multiple firearms.

The suspected shooter left the city of Highland Park to purchase the high-powered rifles, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said on Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday afternoon, police held a press conference to present more information about what they have learned in the last 24 hours.

Updates includes the fact that the shooter had at least two rifles, and he made have had multiple pistols as well, police said.

As of Tuesday afternoon, police said there was no information to suggest the shooter chose Highland Park because of its demographics. There is no evidence to suggest the shooting was racially motivated, police said.

While the shooting wasn’t racially motivated, it was unlikely a random event either, police said.

“We do believe Crimo pre-planned this attack for several weeks,” police said.

President Joe Biden directed the White House and all other public buildings to fly their flags at half-staff in honor of those who were killed in Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park.

The flags will remain lowered until July 9.

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The suspected shooter on Monday was caught on video wearing women’s clothes, according to police.

During a press conference on Tuesday afternoon, police said video played a “tremendous role” in helping identify the suspected shooter.

“He was seen on video camera in women’s clothes,” police said. “I’m not exactly sure what the women’s attire consisted of. Initially it was reported that this person had long hair, so a wig isn’t out of the question.”

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As locals celebrated the Fourth of July at Highland Park on Monday morning, a gunman believed to have been perched on a nearby rooftop opened fire, killing at least six people and wounding dozens more.

Robert Crimo, 21, was taken into custody as a person of interest following an extensive manhunt, and it was later revealed that he had posted videos appearing to muse about committing violent acts, including one video from 2021 that appeared to show him driving down a street that appears to be part of the parade route.

“This morning at 10:10 a.m. our community was terrorized by an act of violence that has shaken us to our core,” Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said after the shooting. “Our hearts go out to the families of the victims during this devastating time. On a day that we came together to celebrate community and freedom — we are instead mourning the tragic loss of life and struggling with the terror that was brought upon us.”

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A Democratic representative from California appeared to try to connect a GOP House member to the person of interest in Monday’s Highland Park shooting.

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) posted a simple message to Twitter on Tuesday morning. The representative shared a picture of Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) and the primary person of interest in a mass shooting on Monday with the message “Let’s start drawing straight lines.”

There have been some rumors that the alleged shooter was interested in some extreme right-wing politics, but there has not been any evidence that he was inspired by Boebert or any other politicians.

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The man identified as a person of interest after six were killed and dozens more injured at an Independence Day parade on Monday obtained his firearm legally, Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said Tuesday.

The high-powered rifle was “legally obtained” by Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III outside of Highland Park, Illinois, which has a ban on assault weapons, Rotering told NPR’s Leila Fadel.

“He’s not a resident of Highland Park. And he somehow was able to obtain this gun. The fact that he was in our town with it was a breach of our ordinance, but we know that throughout Illinois and Wisconsin and Indiana, neighboring states and so forth, there are far different laws, and he was able to obtain it,” Rotering said.

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Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendricks reacted to the recent mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, with a call for change.

Hendricks shared his thoughts during a locker room interview Monday following his Independence Day game against the Minnesota Twins.

“Something needs to be done. Something needs to happen because there’s way too many people losing their lives,” Hendricks said. “It’s not only about the people that lose their lives. The families of that. It’s the tragedy they go through, the entire community when people are concerned about leaving the house, concerned about doing the day-to-day things of going to work or any number of these things.”

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In the middle of grieving for the six people who were shot and killed at an Independence Day parade in Illinois, some are pivoting the conversation to politics.

Liberal writer Ann Brenoff took to Twitter Monday night to express her sorrow about Monday’s shooting, saying she was “sorry this happened” and “these shootings just keep coming at us.”

Brenoff, who was responding to a woman who posted a picture of herself covered in blood, then changed tack, encouraging the woman to make sure she goes to vote.

“Please register to vote if you haven’t already,” Brenoff wrote. “Tell your friends too. Your generation is our last hope.

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There was nothing suspicious about the 22-year-old police arrested as a “person of interest” in Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, according to the man’s uncle.

Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III lived with his father and uncle in his grandfather’s house. On Monday, it appeared that Crimo took a high-powered rifle to the top of a roof overlooking an Independence Day parade and opened fire on the crowd. However, there weren’t any warning signs that Crimo, whom police have not labeled a suspect in the shooting, was capable of such violence, Crimo’s uncle told a local Fox affiliate.

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The alleged 22-year-old shooter in Monday’s massacre in Highland Park purchased his firearm legally, the city’s mayor told NPR on Tuesday morning.

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering said the person of interest in the shooting obtained his “assault rifle” legally. Although the city of Highland Park has an “assault weapons” ban, Rotering said that she has no power over the rules and laws of other parts of the state or country.

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Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker lamented Monday’s mass shooting at an Independence Day parade as a sad new American tradition.

Pritzker expressed his horror at the Monday attack that killed six people and left between 31 and 36 injured. The attack, which came during what is usually a day of celebration in the United States, highlighted the problem with gun violence in the country, he added.

“While we celebrate the 4th of July just once a year, mass shootings have become our weekly, yes weekly, American tradition,” Pritzker said.

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President Joe Biden bemoaned “senseless gun violence” in his first statement responding to the deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, north of Chicago.

The commander in chief further said he has spoken to Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering and noted that he has “surged” federal law enforcement to help the search for the shooter, who remains at large hours after the shooting in the morning. In addition, Biden expressed his thanks to first responders and law enforcement on the scene and urged members of the community to follow the guidance of local officials.

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The person of interest in the deadly shooting at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, appears to have shared public videos that preview his desire to commit acts of violence, including one video showing himself driving along the parade route where the mass shooting took place.

Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, the 22-year-old person of interest, was taken into custody by law enforcement in nearby Lake Forest, Illinois, in the early evening on Monday. As of press time, law enforcement said they believe Crimo is responsible for the shooting but have not labeled him a suspect nor levied charges. A “significant amount of digital evidence” helped lead investigators to zero in on the person of interest, Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said when announcing the arrest.

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Two of the six people killed on Monday at a mass shooting during an Independence Day parade in Illinois have been identified.

Nicholas Toledo, a 70-year-old Mexican native, and Jacki Sundheim, were both killed on Monday.

Toledo was in town visiting his family, according to a report from Reuters.

“My grandfather Nicolas Toldeo, father of eight and grandfather to many, left us this morning July 4th, what was supposed to be a fun family day turned into a horrific nightmare for us all,” Xochil Toledo, his granddaughter, said.

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