Then he walked to his mother's home in the area and borrowed her car.

Police say more than 70 rounds were fired during the shooting.Ĭovelli said investigators believe the suspect used a fire escape ladder to climb onto the roof of a building overlooking the parade route, and that he wore women's clothing during the shooting in an attempt to conceal his facial tattoos and help him escape.Īfter the shooting, he left the roof, dropped the rifle and fled the scene with other people attending the Independence Day festivities in the Chicago suburb, Covelli said. 'The shooting appears to be completely random,' he said.īased on information investigators have so far uncovered, Covelli said Crimo bought the high-powered rifle used in the attack legally in Illinois. Investigators were speaking with the suspect, but they haven't uncovered a motive for the shooting, Covelli said. Investigators piece together clues in Highland Park, Illinois parade shooting 12:07 Sundheim was a staff member at nearby North Shore Congregation Israel, which had previously announced her death on its website. Toledo was visiting from Mexico, his family said.

Strangers helped take care of the child in the aftermath of the shooting, and police have now reunited him with his grandparents. The name of the seventh victim, Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, was released Wednesday.ĬBS Chicago reports Kevin and Irina McCarthy were the parents of a 2-year-old boy who was separated from his parents during the chaos. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek on Tuesday identified six victims who died Monday as Katherine Goldstein, 64 Kevin McCarthy, 37 Irina McCarthy, 35 Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63 Stephen Straus, 88 and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78. Police said he wore women's clothing as a disguise and blended into the crowd after allegedly attacking parade-goers from a rooftop with a high-powered rifle, killing seven and wounding dozens more. If convicted, he would face a mandatory life sentence without the possibility of parole, Rinehart said.Īuthorities said earlier Tuesday they believe the suspected gunman planned the attack several weeks in advance.

Rinehart said he will ask that the suspect, 21-year-old Robert 'Bobby' Crimo III, be held without bail. 'We anticipate dozens of more charges,' Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said Tuesday night. The suspected gunman in the deadly shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, has been charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, officials announced Tuesday.

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