Highland Park parade shooting

Highland Park parade shooting
Highland Park parade shooting
	Highland Park police after the shooting
Location	Central Ave. and 2nd St. in Highland Park, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates	42°11′06″N 87°48′04″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	Smith & Wesson M&P15 semi-automatic rifle; Kel-Tec SUB-2000 (unused);
Deaths	7
Injured	48
Motive	Under investigation
Accused	Robert Eugene Crimo III
Charges	First-degree murder (21 counts); Attempted murder (48 counts); Aggravated battery (48 counts);

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, 48 counts of attempted murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery.

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