The Highland Park gunman: a rapper with death fantasies

The young man who shot and killed seven people in a Chicago suburb on National Day has been arrested. It’s regarding an unsuccessful rapper whose social media posts reveal fantasies of death and violence.

A few hours following the massacre in Highland Park, the police were able to arrest the alleged perpetrator Robert E. Crimo.

City of Highland Park, Illinois / Highland Park via Archyde.com

On the morning of July 4th, the American national holiday, a young man shot dead seven people and injured more than 30 during a parade in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. After the fact, he was able to disappear unnoticed in the crowd in women’s clothing. In the evening, police officers discovered him in a car in nearby Lake Forest, and following a brief pursuit were able to stop and arrest him. It is 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, who resided in Highland Park.

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