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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