Parents Issue First Statement After Son Arrested in Illinois Mass Shooting

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The parents of the suspect who police say carried out the mass shooting in Illinois on July 4 have issued a statement for the first time since the attack.

โ€œWe 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,โ€ the parents of Robert โ€œBobbyโ€ Crimo III said.

โ€œOur hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to everybody,โ€ they added.

The brief statement was released by Steve Greenberg, a lawyer who said the parents have hired him to represent them.

Robert Crimo, who lost a Highland Park mayoral bid in 2019, and his wife would like people to โ€œrespect their privacy as they try to sort thru this tragedy,โ€ Greenberg said. โ€œThe parents share everyoneโ€™s desire to figure out everything that went wrong so that this doesnโ€™t happen again, to more innocent people, children, and families,โ€ according to Greenberg, who also said the parents are cooperating with law enforcement.

Crimo III is being represented by two other attorneys, Thomas Durkin and Josh Herman, according to Greenberg. Durkin and Herman did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Authorities say Crimo III killed seven people and injured others on Independence Day. He allegedly fired a gun from a commercial building into a parade in Highland Park, which is situated near Chicago.

An image from surveillance video showed Crimo III, believed to have planned the attack for weeks, fleeing the scene dressed as a woman, enabling him to reach his motherโ€™s home before taking her vehicle.

Law enforcement officials say the 21-year-old was spotted by a member of the public and alerted the police, who arrested him a day after the shooting.

Robert Crimo III in an undated driverโ€™s license photo.
Robert Crimo III in an undated driverโ€™s license photo. (Illinois Department of Motor Vehicles)

Obtained Guns Legally

The motive is not yet apparent, officials told reporters on Tuesday. They also acknowledged that Crimo III was known to police, including an attempted suicide attempt and a warning that the man presented a โ€œclear and present dangerโ€ in 2019. But there was not evidence to deny a Firearm Owners Identification Card (FOID) when the suspect applied for one in late 2019, the Illinois State Police said.

Byย Zachary Stieber

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