The father of an Illinois man charged with killing seven people in a mass shooting this year at a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb has been charged with seven felony counts of reckless conduct.
The 22-year-old accused shooter, Robert Crimo III, on July 4 fired more than 80 rounds from atop a commercial building into the crowd at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, located on the Lake Michigan shore. The shooting killed seven people and injured 30 others.
Prosecutors announced in a release Friday that the suspect shooter’s father, Robert Crimo Jr., was arrested by the Highland Park Police Department, and is set to have a bond hearing on Saturday….