In the aftermath of a massacre perpetrated on the day of the American national holiday, the city of Highland Park, in the suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, was torn on Tuesday between pain and incomprehension, wondering about the motive of Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21 years old. Armed with a gun ” powerful “ – type AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, civilian version of the US Army assault rifle – Robert Crimo opened fire on the crowd from the roof of a building while hundreds of residents attended the traditional July 4 parade, killing six and injuring twenty-six.
“He has been planning this attack for several weeks”said Christopher Covelli of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. “We have no information to suggest at this stage that the act was motivated by race, religion”he added, specifying that Robert Crimo “was disguised as a woman” to hide his identity and may have worn a long hair wig to hide his facial tattoos. The police chief explained that after firing some seventy shots, the shooter mixed with the crowd, returned to his mother’s house and took his car. He was arrested without difficulty, he had a second weapon in his vehicle, purchased legally.
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Police departments had released a photo of a diaphanous, gaunt-faced, tattooed young man portrayed as an aspiring Chicago rapper nicknamed “Awake the Rapper”known for posting tracks that have been removed by YouTube and Spotify, reports the washington post.
Violent videos
According to the Chicago Grandstand, a video posted eight months ago shows a young man believed to be Robert Crimo in a bedroom and classroom with posters of a gunman and people being shot. And an audio commentary: “I just need to do it”then ” It’s my destiny. Everything led me to this. Nothing can stop me, not even myself”. Images archived on the suspect’s Twitter account show him in particular with a flag of support for former Republican President Donald Trump on his back.
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His publications on the Internet “reflected a plan and a desire to commit carnage long in advance”said Nancy Rotering, the mayor of Highland Park, in an interview on NBC. She explained to CNN that she had known the young man when he was a scout: “This is where you have to reflect and wonder what happened: how did someone become so angry, so full of hatred to attack innocent people who are spending a day with their families ? », did she say. Paul Crimo, the suspect’s uncle, said on CNN on Tuesday that he had not seen “no sign that would explain what he did”.