# Mass shooting at Highland Park, IL Fourth of July parade {2022-07-04} **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Tags:** breaking-news\ **Created:** [July 4, 2022, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412 "2022-07-04T16:41:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/41 "2022-07-04T22:30:03Z")
Exactly what I thought! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/42 "2022-07-04T22:33:06Z")
> [@Riemann](#): > > because it sounded like you had found a page that was his father/grandfather and he was a Nazi lunatic with dozens of guns or something > [@Leaper](#): > > Exactly what I thought! Sorry 'bout that. ---
**Author:** ![Ann\_Hedonia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ann_hedonia/32/319_2.png) [@Ann\_Hedonia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ann_Hedonia)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/43 "2022-07-04T22:35:14Z")
Since they’ve released the photo and it matches the person in the video…. I’m pretty sure it’s this guy [www.awaketherapper.com](http://www.awaketherapper.com) ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/44 "2022-07-04T22:36:17Z")
The older Bob Crimo who ran for mayor and is the owner of that Facebook page is definitely either the father or closely related, his photo is in this news article: [https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-city-election-preview-tl-0321-story.html](https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/ct-hpn-city-election-preview-tl-0321-story.html) Compare to the photo of the suspect - very distinctive nose and mouth. > **[Manhunt for Highland Park parade shooting suspect](https://www.mystateline.com/news/local-news/manhunt-for-highland-park-parade-shooting-suspect/)** > > HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. (WTVO) – Police have identified Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22, as a “person of interest” in the deadly mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fou… ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/45 "2022-07-04T22:39:13Z")
The Facebook page for Bob Crimo appears to have been taken down. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/46 "2022-07-04T22:40:33Z")
It’s still there for me. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/47 "2022-07-04T22:42:18Z")
What we see is apparently the father’s page. It _does_ look like the son (person of interest) has either taken down his page or it’s been taken down for him. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/48 "2022-07-04T22:44:16Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > What we see is apparently the father’s page. Yup, this: [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/bob.crimo) Comments seem to have disappeared now. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/49 "2022-07-04T22:45:15Z")
I was able to access it, although not directly. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/50 "2022-07-04T22:49:35Z")
This is the father’s business, closed several years ago but still has a Facebook page. [Bob's Pantry & Deli](https://www.facebook.com/Bobs.Deli.Sandwich/) ---
**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/51 "2022-07-04T23:12:09Z")
Talking head on CNN saying that police will try to talk to anyone who knew the suspect including “girlfriends or former girlfriends”. Uh, guys, you probably won’t spend much time on that. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/52 "2022-07-04T23:19:05Z")
What a total loser this scumbag Crimo looks like. Oh, whoops, there I go repressing his individuality. Fuck him. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/53 "2022-07-04T23:25:15Z")
Heavy has 5 fast facts about him: > **[Robert Crimo III, Highland Park Suspect: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know](https://heavy.com/news/robert-crimo-iii/)** > > Robert Crimo III was identified as the man accused of being the mass shooter at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/54 "2022-07-04T23:41:24Z")
Sounds about white… > ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/55 "2022-07-04T23:46:55Z")
They are saying they captured him following a brief chase. ---
**Author:** ![Morgyn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morgyn/32/3041_2.png) [@Morgyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgyn)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2022, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/56 "2022-07-04T23:51:54Z")
Local ABC news affiliate (WLS) is saying the same. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/57 "2022-07-05T00:04:15Z")
He’s still a “person of interest,” and not a “suspect”? 🤔 ---
**Author:** ![peedin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peedin/32/14095_2.png) [@peedin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peedin)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/58 "2022-07-05T00:06:23Z")
He looks like the kind of person who would commit such a horrific act. So glad he’s in custody. They just have to match the prints in the gun to him, then we wait a few years for the trial while he lives in taxpayers’ money. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/59 "2022-07-05T00:13:21Z")
That’s the usual phrase used in such cases. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2022, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412/60 "2022-07-05T00:14:47Z")
Good to know. ETA: They’re finally explaining it on the news; it basically comes down to local laws where the person is apprehended, and what the laws say about charges being filed. (Apparently, most departments in this area still use “suspect.”) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-shooting-at-highland-park-il-fourth-of-july-parade-2022-07-04/967412.md?page=4)