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A man charged with killing seven people at a parade on July 4 in the suburbs of Chicago fired a hail of bullets from the roof and fled to a neighboring state. I confessed to the police that I had done it. He was thinking of filming the event there, officials said Wednesday.
The shooter returned to Illinois and was later arrested after determining that he was not ready to stop shooting in the Madison region of Wisconsin, a spokesman for Lake County's Major Crime Task Force. Christopher Coveli said at a press conference after the bond hearing.
An Illinois judge ordered the suspect to be detained without bail.
Speaking in court, Lake County state lawyer Ben Dillon said the shooter "looked down at him and aimed", shooting at people across the street and killing seven people. Said that he injured more than 20 people. He left 83 bullets and 3 magazine shells on the roof.
Lake County Judge Theodore Potkonjak will preside over Robert Klimo's first appearance at the Courthouse in Walkiegan, Illinois on Wednesday. .. Kurimo has been accused of killing seven people during a mass shooting at the July 4 parade in Highland Park, a suburb of northern Chicago. (Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press) The shooting of the parade left another US community. This time around, it's a wealthy highland park near the shores of Lake Michigan, where about 30,000 people live. Hundreds of marchers, parents and children panicked.
Some of the injured are still in crisis, Covelli said, saying the death toll could still increase.
Firearms purchased after the threat of suicide: Police
Includes a powerful rifle used by suspects to avoid Illinois's relatively strict gun law 5 There was also a question about how to legally buy two weapons. In the shooting, despite authorities being called into his home twice in 2019 due to the threat of violence and suicide.
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Man charged with shooting at Highland Park confessed in a police interview: Authorities
Prosecutors confessed in a police interview to a 21-year-old man charged with seven murders in a shooting at Highland Park in court Thursday. It revealed that.Police received a call from his family saying Robert E. Climo III was threatening to "kill everyone" on September 2019. I went to his home on the moon. Coveli said police had confiscated 16 knives, daggers and swords, but he said there were no signs that he had a gun at the time.
Police in April 2019 also responded to the suspect's reported suicide attempt, Covelli said.
According to Covelli, Klimo has legally purchased a rifle that police say was used in an attack in Illinois within the past year. According to police, he bought five firearms and was recovered by police at his father's house.
A memorial to the victims of the shooting will be seen on Wednesday at Highland Park. Seven people were killed and more than 20 were injured. (Jim Fondolska / Getty Images) Illinois police, which issue a gun owner's license, said Kurimo applied for a license in December 2019 when he was 19 years old. Stated. 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.
Investigators who cross-examine the suspect and confirm the social media posts identify motives or find signs of targeting victims by race, religion, or other protected status. Mr. Koveli said he did not.
At the July 4th parade, hundreds of drinkers were initially mistaken for fireworks before fleeing in horror. The next day, strollers and lawn chairs that parade participants panicked remained within the wide boundaries of the police. Outside the police tape, some residents drove to collect the blankets and chairs they had thrown away.
The shooting took place at a location on the parade route, with many residents betting their primary perspective early in the day. Among them were two dead victims, a 78-year-old Nicholas Toledo. I visited his family in Illinois and his 63-year-old teacher Jackie Sondheim from Mexico.
Photo | Community gathers for vigilance to honor the victims of the shooting:
Tuesday, 14 Nine people between the ages of 70 and 70 remained in the hospital.
Gunmen initially avoided capture by blending in with the fleeing crowd dressed as women, Kovel said.
Police officers pulled the Crimo north of the shooting site a few hours after police released the photo and warned that it could be armed and dangerous. Said Lou Jogmen, 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.
Difficult to block the sale of guns based on mental state
Illinois law convicts people convicted of felony, drug addicts, or Anyone who is deemed to be potentially harmful to themselves can refuse to purchase a gun. others. However, under the law, who the last provision applies to must be decided by a "court, board, committee, or other legal body."
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Illinois has a so-called red flag law aimed at stopping dangerous people before they are killed, but family members, relatives, roommates, or police. Must seek orders from the judge The gun was confiscated.
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 agents have confirmed Kurimo's online profile, and a preliminary investigation of his internet history has downloaded multiple photos of his genocide investigation and violence. 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.
