| Highland Park parade shooting | |
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 Highland Park police after the shooting | |
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| Location | Central Ave. and 2nd St. in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 42°11′06″N 87°48′04″W / 42.18500°N 87.80111°W |
| Date | July 4, 2022 10:14 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00) |
| Target | People attending or participating in a Fourth of July parade |
Attack type | Mass shooting, mass murder |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 7 |
| Injured | 48 |
| Motive | Under investigation |
| Accused | Robert Eugene Crimo III |
| Charges |
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On July 4, 2022, a mass shooting occurred during an Independence Day parade in Highland Park, Illinois, United States. The shooting occurred at 10:14 a.m. CDT (UTC−05:00), roughly 15 minutes after the parade had started. Seven people were killed, and 48 others were wounded by bullets or shrapnel.
Authorities apprehended 21-year-old Robert Eugene Crimo III more than eight hours after the shooting and charged him the next day with seven counts of first-degree murder. On July 27, the charges were upgraded to 21 counts of first-degree murder,[a] 48 counts of attempted murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery.
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- ^ Madani, Doha (July 27, 2022). "Highland Park parade mass shooting suspect indicted on 117 charges by Illinois grand jury". NBC News. Archived from the original on December 26, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.