A grand jury indicted Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III on 117 criminal counts related to the mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
As announced on Wednesday, Crimo was charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder — three for each victim killed in the attack during a July 4 parade in the Chicago suburb, according to Fox News. As dozens more were wounded in the shooting, Crimo was also charged with 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 accounts of aggravated battery, one for each victim hit by a bullet or shrapnel.
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“Our investigation continues. And our victim specialists are working around the clock to support all those affected by this crime,” Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart said in a statement, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
Attorneys for Crimo did not issue a response, according to the Associated Press.
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Crimo, who was 21 at the time, was previously charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, and it was reported then that if convicted, he would receive a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole.
The suspect was apprehended by police eight hours after the shooting, a few miles outside of Highland Park, following an extensive manhunt. Upon his arrest, Crimo made a full confession, according to Rinehart. He had planned to carry out a second shooting at a celebration in Madison, Wisconsin, but did not do so because he apparently hadn’t put much thought or research into it, according to police.
Crimo is expected to be seen in court on Wednesday.
