The accused Highland Park shooter was strangely obsessed with the numbers 4 and 7, which are the dates of his slaughter.
Robert E. "Bobby" Climo III, 21, 21 years old, with numbers on a silver acura and a tattoo on his face. This shows that he "had a sense of intimacy" with the person. Force spokesman Christopher Coveri told reporters.
Allegedly rampaged at a parade on July 4 in the suburbs of Chicago on Monday,seven innocent people were killedand dozens more. It is alleged that a person was injured. A forum where he and others regularly posted images of the aftermath of violence.
Kurimo's obsession "seems to come from the music he's interested in," Kovel said.
Kurimo, who describes himself as"hip hop phenom"on the IMDB page, used "Awake the Rapper" under the stage name.
Authorities elaborate on the importance of numbers There wasn't. However, according to the website Stereogum, there is the famous time signature "7/4" used in songs such as Pink Floyd's "Money" and Alice In Chains' "Their Bones".
Authorities announced that they had filmed another"thinking seriously" celebration on July 4in Madison, Wisconsin, and Kurimo was obsessed with the numbers. I made it clear that I was doing it. He returned to Illinois and was arrested because he had sufficient plans for the attack.
Increased coverage of parade shootings at Highland Park
Climo later fired at Highland Park when detained just five miles from the scene. It is said that he confessed. He used Smith&Wesson M&P's 15 semi-automatic rifles to fire more than 80 bullets at parade participants, killing 7 and injuring more than 40.
Kurimo was arrested on Monday while holding the handle of his mother's Honda Fit. His uncle Paul Climohas the Chicago Sun-Timeswith his nephew drawing the number "47" in large black and gold letters on both the driver's and passenger's sides. He said he owns a silvery acura. The vehicle was parked in the front yard of Klimos on Tuesday, the newspaper reported.
Paul Crimo said he didn't know what the numbers meant.
