Robert Crimothe man arrested for Monday’s shooting in Highland Park (Illinois, USA) with 6 dead and 30 wounded, planned the attack for weeks and was disguised as a woman so as not to raise suspicions, authorities reported Tuesday.
Lake County Sheriff’s Department Deputy Chief, Christopher Covellispecified that Crimo is 21 years old and not 22 as had been pointed out the day beforeand that at the moment their motivations are unknown.
“We believe he planned this attack for weeks. He was carrying a high-powered rifle to the parade, accessed the roof of a store through the fire escape and began to open fire on the unsuspecting attendees. to the celebration for Independence Day,” Covelli said at a press conference.
It added that the suspect, who acted alone, dressed as a woman to hide his facial tattoos and his identity.
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The authorities have interviewed witnesses and survivors of the event and have reviewed video recordings made with cell phones.
Covelli explained that the alleged attacker, who fired over 70 times into the crowdhad bought the gun “legally” in Illinois.
Behind the shooting, crime left the roof from which he shot, he threw down his rifle and mingled with the crowd as if he were just another parade attendeeto go to the house of his mother, who lives in the area.
there youHe took his mother’s vehicle to escape but was intercepted as he tried to flee. Inside that car, police found a second rifle.
A month ago, 19 children and 2 teachers were shot dead by an 18-year-old who broke into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, with a semi-automatic rifle that he had purchased legally.
After that attack and another that occurred in Buffalo (New York), with 10 deaths, the country’s Congress approved in June to increase control over firearms, with a minimum agreement between Democrats and Republicans.