On Wednesday, an Illinois grand jury formally indicted Robert Crimo Jr., the father of Highland Park mass shooting suspect Robert Crimo III.
Crimo III is accused of opening fire at an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, a Chicago suburb. Seven people were killed in the shooting and 48 others were injured. Crimo III faces 117 charges.
Crimo Jr. was arrested in December on seven felony counts for reckless conduct relating to his 2019 decision to sponsor his son’s gun license application, despite his son’s history of violent threats and suicidal ideations dating back to 2016. Crimo Jr. faced one felony count for each of the seven individuals killed in the July 4 shooting….