The shooter who allegedly opened fireplace on the Highland Park Fourth of July parade was wearing ladies’s clothes to disguise himself and assist his escape — then ran dwelling to his mom, police stated Tuesday.
Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo III, 21, is accused of killing seven harmless parade-goers and injuring greater than 40 others after he allegedly climbed onto the roof of a enterprise within the rich Chicago suburb on Monday and fired off 70 rounds from a high-powered AR-15-style rifle.
He then wrapped the legally bought weapon in a pink blanket and ditched it behind the constructing so he may mix in with the group as he fled throughout the chaos, authorities stated.
“Crimo was wearing ladies’s clothes and investigators do consider he did this to hide his facial tattoos and his id,” Lake County Main Crime Job Pressure spokesman Christopher Covelli instructed a information briefing. “He was seen on video digicam in ladies’s clothes.”
He could have even donned a hairpiece to finish his disguise, authorities stated.
“A wig will not be out of the query,” Covelli stated.
The twisted cowl was designed to make it seem “nearly as if he was an harmless spectator himself,’’ Covelli stated. “He wore that in an try to hide himself.’’
Crimo, an beginner rapper, instantly went to his mom’s home close by and “borrowed” her automobile to flee, authorities stated. There was no indication he instructed his mom what he’d simply achieved, Covelli added.
He remained on the unfastened for hours after the mass capturing however was nabbed by police Monday night time — about 5 miles from the scene — when a bystander noticed his car and alerted 911.
Cops discovered one other rifle within the suspect’s automobile and three firearms — “some pistols and potential a shotgun” — in his house in close by Highwood after he was ultimately taken into custody, authorities stated.
Authorities stated Crimo had bought the weapons domestically and legally in 2020 and 2021 — regardless of cops being referred to as to his dwelling twice in 2019 after he threatened suicide and to “kill everybody” in his household.
When cops responded to the suspect’s dwelling in September 2019, officers seized 16 knives, a dagger and a sword, however stated there was no signal he had any weapons on the time.
The weapon used within the parade bloodbath was “just like an AR-15” that shot “excessive velocity rounds,” Covelli stated.
No costs have but been filed towards Crimo however an replace was anticipated Tuesday afternoon, authorities stated.
“We do consider Crimo pre-planned this assault for a number of weeks,” Covelli stated, including that investigators have been nonetheless making an attempt to find out a motive.
“Investigators … have been in discussions with him. I don’t have something to say about motivation up to now as a result of it hasn’t been offered.”
“We've no indication to counsel at this level that it was racially motivated, motivated by faith,” Covelli added.
Authorities are reviewing disturbing social media posts Crimo had posted on-line.
Highland Park residents instructed CNN they instantly acknowledged Crimo when cops first launched his picture due to his distinctive tattoos and coloured hair.
Eric Januszewski stated he had not too long ago run into Crimo and commented that his facial tattoos have been “fairly a dedication.”
Crimo agreed and instructed Januszewski to take a look at his SoundCloud account, he stated.
Extra reporting by Katie Donlevy
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