The man responsible for the shooting deaths of seven people at a July 4th parade near Chicago in 2022 was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Thursday. Robert Crimo III, who previously pleaded guilty to the Independence Day mass shooting that also left dozens of people …
Read More »Highland Park Mass Shooter Pleads Guilty Right Before Trial Was Set to Begin
A 24-year-old man has pleaded guilty to multiple murder charges after killing seven people, and injuring dozens more, at a July 4, 2022 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, The Associated Press reports. Robert E. Crimo III changed his original not-guilty plea to guilty moments before his trial …
Read More »Father Pleads Guilty to Misdemeanors Following Son Being Accused of Parade Shooting
Robert Crimo Jr., the father of the man who is accused of killing seven people and wounding many more at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, pleaded guilty on Monday to seven counts of misdemeanor reckless conduct for aiding his son in obtaining a license to own …
Read More »Highland Park Shooting Suspect Bobby Crimo Indicted on 117 Counts
Highland Park mass shooting suspect Robert “Bobby” Crimo III was indicted on 117 counts stemming from the tragic July 4th shooting, including 21 counts of first degree murder. On Thursday, the Lake County State’s Attorney’s Office revealed that a grand jury indicted Crimo on all 117 counts, ranging from the …
Read More »Billy Corgan Announces Virtual Concert to Benefit Highland Park Shooting Victims
Billy Corgan has announced a livestream benefit concert to raise money for the victims of the July 4th mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman and Chicago native will host the July 27 show — dubbed Together and Together Again — at his Madame Zuzu’s tea house …
Read More »Hire Exorcists to End Mass Shootings, Offers Fox News Contributor
Exorcisms are the new gun control — at least according to Fox News contributor Bill Bennett. During the conservative network’s coverage of the mass shooting at a 4th of July in a Chicago suburb, the former secretary of education suggested exorcists as the solution to ending gun violence. And he …
Read More »Ravinia Cancels, Postpones Seven Shows Following Highland Park Shooting
Ravinia, a popular outdoor summertime venue and North America’s oldest music festival located in Highland Park, is postponing and canceling seven shows in the wake of the mass shooting that killed at least seven people on Monday during a 4th of July parade. “In light of Monday’s tragedy, and out …
Read More »Reefer Madness: Tucker Carlson and Friends Blame Weed for Gun Massacres
Fox News hosts have once again been struck with an outbreak of Reefer Madness, an illness characterized by an urge to blame cannabis use for various unrelated social ills. The latest flare-up was triggered by the Republican Party’s need to deflect public attention away from gun control after a seemingly …
Read More »Marjorie Taylor Greene Suggests 4th of July Shooting Was Orchestrated by Democrats
Marjorie Taylor Greene suggested Tuesday night on Facebook that the 4th of July shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, was orchestrated by Democrats as part of an effort to convince Republicans to support gun control measures. “Two shootings on July 4th, one in a rich, white neighborhood and another at a …
Read More »Former Teacher, Parents of a Toddler, Grandfather Among Victims of Highland Park Shooting
A former teacher, the parents of a two-year-old, and a grandfather visiting his family from Mexico are among those that were killed in a mass shooting during a 4th of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. The Lake County Coroner’s Office confirmed six of the seven people killed in the …
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