Highland Park shooters attempted a second shot at Wisconsin, police say

A man charged with killing seven people in an Independence Day parade fired a bullet hail from the rooftops of the suburbsChicago. I confessed to the police that I had escaped. Madison,Wisconsin, the area where he considered shooting the event there  , officials said Wednesday.

The shooter returned to Illinois and was later arrested. After determining that he wasn't ready to shoot in Wisconsin, Lake County spokesman for the Major Criminal Task Force, Christopher Coveli, said in a press conference after the bond hearing.

An Illinois judge ordered the suspect to be detained without bail.

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Lake County Aide Ben Dillon said in court that the shooter "looked down and aimed at his sight" and fired at people across the street, shooting seven people. He said he killed and injured more than 20 people. He left 83 bullets and 3 magazine shells on the roof.

 The shooting of the parade has left another American community. This time around, it's a wealthy highland park with about 30,000 people living near the lake. Michigan Coast-Lille. Hundreds of marchers, parents and children panicked.

Some of the injured are still in crisis, and the death toll could still increase, Koveli said.

Suspects evade relatively strict gun control in Illinois, including powerful rifles used in shooting , despite authorities being called home twice There was also a question about how to legally buy five weapons. In 2019 due to the threat of violence and suicide.

Police said a family call that Robert E. Climo III threatened to "kill everyone" there. Police confiscated 16 knives, daggers and swords, but in September 2019, there were no signs of having a gun at the time, according to Coveli.

Police in April 2019 also responded to the suspect's reported suicide attempt, Covelli said. ..

Kurimo legally purchased the rifle used in the attack in Illinois within the past year, Kovel said. According to police, he bought five firearms and was recovered by a police officer in his father's house.

His revelation on the purchase of guns has allowed him to acquire guns and carry out slaughter in recent months, despite obvious warning signs of mental health and a tendency towards violence. The latest example of a young man.

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The Illinois police owner's license to issue guns said Kurimo applied for a license in December 2019 at the age of 19. His father sponsored his application.

At that time, "there was no clear and sufficient basis to establish a present danger," the application was rejected, state police said in a statement.

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The investigator who cross-examined the suspect and confirmed the post on social media did not identify the motive. , Has not found any signs he has targeted. According to Coveli, victims of race, religion, and other protected positions.

At the parade on July 4, hundreds of drinkers were initially mistaken for fireworks before fleeing in horror. A day later, strollers, lawn chairs, and other items left behind by participants in the panicked parade remained within wide police boundaries. Outside the police tape, some residents drove to collect the blankets and chairs they had thrown away.

David Shapiro, 47, said the shooting quickly turned the parade into "confusion." ..

"People didn't immediately know if the shooter was chasing you, in front of or behind you, or where the shooter came from," he said. Said on Tuesday when I took out the lawn chair. The shooting of

 occurred at the location of the parade route. In this place, many residents were betting the main point of view early in the day.

Among them were Nicholas Toledo, who was visiting a family in Illinois from Mexico, and Jackie Sandheim, a lifelong congregation and staff member of the nearby North Shore congregation Israel.

On Tuesday, hospital officials said nine people between the ages of 14 and 70 remained in the hospital.

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  was the latest to shatter the rituals of American life. Schools, churches, grocery stores, and now community parades have all become hitmen in recent months. This time, bloodshed occurred when the country tried to celebrate its founding and the bonds that still connect it.

Gunmen initially evaded capture by blending into a crowd fleeing as a woman, Kovel said.

Police officers pulled a 21-year-old Klimo north of the shooting scene hours after police released the photo, which could be dangerous for him to be armed. Warned, said Lujogmen, Chief of the Highland Park Police Department.

In 2013, Highland Park officials approved a ban on semi-automatic firearms and large magazines. Local doctors and the Illinois Rifle Association quickly challenged the liberal suburban stance. The court battle ended in 2015 at the doorstep of the US Supreme Court, and judges refused to hear the case and maintained suburban regulations.

Under New York law, the purchase of a gun is as follows: It was rejected by those convicted of thugs, drug addicts, or those deemed potentially harmful to themselves or others. That last provision may have stopped the suicide crimo from getting a weapon.

However, under the law, who the provisions apply to is "courts, board, It must be decided by a committee or other legal body.

The state has a so-called red flag law aimed at stopping dangerous people before they are killed, but family members, relatives, roommates, or police have seized guns from judges. You need to ask to order.

Kurimo, dubbed Bobby, was an ambitious rapper for the stage name Awake the Rapper, posting dozens of videos and songs on social media, some of which were ominous and violent. ..

Federal investigators have confirmed Kurimo's online profile, and a preliminary investigation of his internet history has downloaded multiple photos of his investigation into genocide and violence, including decapitation. The law enforcement officer said he had shown that he had done so.

Officials were unable to publicly discuss the details of the investigation and spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity.

Shapiro, a Highland Park resident who fled the parade with his family, said his 4-year-old son woke up screaming late that night. I did.

"He's too young to understand what happened," Shapiro said. "But he knows something bad has happened."

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