Cameras may have detected the 21-year-old man, who is accused of outset fire on a July 4 procession in Chicago fleeing the scene in disguise.
Robert E-Crime III was arrested on Monday, several hours after the fatal attack which killed seven and damaged more than 35 in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. He has since been charged with seven calculations of murder. The supposed shooter is comprehended to have utilized a rifle ‘similar to an AR-15’ in the attack and dressed in women’s clothing in a bid to combine in with the gathering as he escaped.
currently, photos from CCTV cameras in the area seem to have caught Crimo trekking away from the scene in disguise. The images show someone comparing Cremo’s characterization, wearing a blue sweater, gloves, a scarf in the colors of the American flag, and carrying a black backpack. They also have headphones plugged into an iPhone.
Deputy Chief Chris Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said no motive had been established for the attack, which sent panicked parade-goers flying for their lives. We do believe Crime pre-planned this attack for several weeks, and that he operated alone, he said. We have no knowledge to suggest at this point it was racially motivated, motivated by religion, or any other protected status. Mr. Covelli said it is thought Crimo used a fire getaway to access the roof of a building managing the parade route and released more than 70 rounds from a rifle ‘similar to an AR-15,’ one of several guns he had purchased legally.
Crimo was dressed in women’s clothing and investigators believe he did this to conceal his facial tattoos and his identity and help him during the escape with the other people who were fleeing the chaos,’ Mr. Covelli added. He said Crimo went to his mother’s nearby home after the shooting and borrowed her car. He was captured about eight hours later after a brief chase.
In the wake of Sunday’s shooting, it has emerged that Cremo slipped past an Illinois red flag law designed to prevent people deemed to have violent tendencies from getting guns. The disclosures raise questions about the adequacy of the laws. Mr. Covelli said Cremo had legally purchased a total of five guns, including the suspected murder weapon, despite having come to law enforcement’s attention twice for behavior suggesting he might harm himself or others.
