China News Agency, New York, July 5th. The prosecutor in Lake County, Illinois, announced on the 5th that the 21-year-old suspect Robert J. Robert Crimo III was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.

On July 4, 2022 local time, in Highland Park, Illinois, the United States, during the "Independence Day" parade that day, the parade was suddenly shot.

The FBI and other law enforcement officers gather on Central Avenue after the mass shooting.

　　On the same day, Reinhardt, the state attorney of Lake County, where the city is located, said that the shooting in Highland Park City on the 4th had killed 7 people. This case has caused unimaginable trauma to the local people. Rimo III has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.

As the investigation continues, we will add additional charges against the suspect.

　　Coveley, a spokesman for the Lake County Serious Crimes Unit, said at an earlier news conference that according to preliminary investigations, the suspect, Kremer III, planned the attack weeks in advance, when he fired a rifle into the crowd at the parade. He was shot more than 70 times, and then put on women's clothes and mixed into the crowd to flee.

After hours of tracking, police arrested him north of Chicago.

　　According to Covelly, the rifle used by Cremer III was purchased legally in Illinois.

The police investigation also found that Cremer III threatened to "kill everyone" in 2019 when his family made a 911 call and law enforcement officers confiscated all his knives after they found them.

　　CNN quoted experts as saying that there are still many doubts in the case, and further investigation and evidence collection by the police are needed.

For example, it was previously revealed by the police that King Cremo III had suicidal tendencies in 2019, and he later received psychological treatment.

Details about mental illness and background checks for gun purchases could affect the trial.

Of course, if convicted of first-degree murder, the suspect could face life in prison without parole.

　　On the morning of the 4th, Highland Park City held a parade as planned to commemorate the "Independence Day" of the United States.

Shortly after the event, the suspect fired at the crowd with a rifle from the roof of a building, killing five people on the spot and two others who died of their injuries after being taken to hospital.

More than 30 people were injured in the shooting, and nine are still in hospital.

Highland Park City is one of Chicago's satellite cities, with a permanent population of nearly 30,000.

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