Authorities: Illinois Mass Shooting Suspect Confessed. Eyed 2nd Attack
July 7, 2022 | Illinois
The man accused of spraying gunfire into a Chicago-area Independence Day parade from a rooftop, killing at least seven people and wounding dozens more, has confessed to the attack and to considering a second shooting later that day, authorities said Wednesday.
The suspect, Robert Crimo III, 21, dressed in black as he appeared from jail on a video link, bowed his head for much of the hearing at the Lake County courthouse, where bail was denied on seven first-degree murder charges.
Assistant State’s Attorney Ben Dillon told Judge Theodore Potkonjak that Crimo made “a voluntary statement confessing to his actions.”
Dillon told the court that the suspect confessed to the attack after he was apprehended. There was no plea entered at the hearing. Crimo spoke only briefly to confirm that he did not have a lawyer. A public defender was appointed to represent him.
“He does pose, in fact, a specific and present threat to the community,” the judge said in ordering that the suspect remain in jail… (Excerpt from Newsmax)
