Police on Monday arrested a 22-year-old man, suspect in the massacre that left at least 6 dead and 24 injured in an Independence Day parade of the United States in an affluent suburb of Chicago.
(Read: They arrest Robert Crimo, suspect in the shooting near Chicago)
This massacre occurred within the framework of a wave of armed violence that is sweeping the United States, where approximately 40,000 people die annually from firearms.
This incident cast a shadow over America’s most patriotic holiday, where towns and cities hold parades to commemorate independence, families gather, attend sporting events and celebrate with fireworks.
Who is Crimo?
Crimo was arrested after a chase on the outskirts of Chicago where a police operation found the whereabouts of the suspect who was in the middle of the road in his vehicle. Several videos allow to see the irruption of the authorities on the 22-year-old young man who was reduced and subdued.
According to his social media profiles, Crimo introduces himself as a musician, calling himself “Awake the Rapper” on the internet. Several US media claim that the suspect’s web portals contained violent messages, alluding to weapons and shootings.
A man, identified as Robert “Bobby” Crimo, 23, has been identified as the main suspect by the #Shooting registered in a parade alluding to the 4th of July in Highland Park, #chicago. pic.twitter.com/tD8rDBGX9i
— contact.news (@contactonews1) July 4, 2022
Among some of the conjectures to link Crimo with the facts, Internet users have viralized images of the suspects’ music videos, whon in several of his songs he alludes to weapons, shootings and death.
The most “famous” of these footage takes place in a classroom, where little by little the chaos and disorder increases and ends with Crimo smiling in the middle of the empty classroom.
Arms sales in the US remain a problem. Recently, a Court ruling ratified the legality of the purchase, which has brought conflicting opinions, especially after the massacre in Uvalde, Texas.
Robert “Bobby” Crimo III has been identified as the person of interest in the deadly mass shooting in #HighlandPark, Illinois- Chicago. Six dead and dozens injured in the massacre of the festive parade of the #July 4th.
Video showing some of his dazed personality.#USA. pic.twitter.com/OWGdZ01YqM– MikyRodriguezOficial (@MikyRodriguezO1) July 4, 2022
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*With information from EFE and AFP
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