Cops Say 4th of July Shooter was in Madison on the Day of the Highland Park Mass Shooting

Wednesday, July 6th, 2022 -- 10:00 AM

(Bob Hague, WRN) The man in custody for Monday’s mass shooting at July 4th parade in suburban Chicago was in Madison on the day of the massacre.

Investigators believe 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III drove to Madison on Monday and left his phone there in an attempt to throw law enforcement off his trail, before driving back to Highland Park.

Police say Crimo had legally purchased a high-powered rifle which was used to fire more than 70 shots from the roof of a building along the parade route there. Six people were killed on Monday, a seventh died Tuesday.

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