Robert Crimo III Enters Guilty Plea in Highland Park Shooting Case – One America News Network
OAN Staff Abril Elfi
10:57 AM – Monday, March 3, 2025
Robert E. Crimo III has entered a guilty plea in the Highland Park shooting case that resulted in seven fatalities and numerous other injuries.
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On Monday, Crimo changed his plea just prior to the start of opening arguments in his murder trial, abandoning his earlier not-guilty plea.
He faced 21 counts of first-degree murder, three counts for each victim, along with 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery.
Nonetheless, the aggravated battery charges were dismissed before jury selection commenced.
At the age of 24, Crimo was accused of taking the lives of seven individuals and injuring many others when he opened fire on parade attendees in a Fourth of July event near Chicago in 2022.
Authorities reported that Crimo fired numerous rounds from a rooftop into the crowd at the parade.
Additionally, Robert Crimo Jr., Crimo’s father, faced charges for permitting his son access to the firearm. He pleaded guilty in 2023 to seven misdemeanor counts of reckless conduct for sponsoring his son’s gun license application in 2019, despite his son previously threatening to “kill everyone.”
Crimo’s sentencing is set for April 23rd.
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