Fresh questions have also emerged about how the 21-year-old with a history of dangerous behaviour was able to bypass background checks to buy guns.
: The man accused of opening fire into a crowd at an Independence Day parade this week has admitted carrying out the rampage, as chilling new details emerged of his plan to commit a second mass shooting.
But as he awaits a second court hearing later this month, police have revealed how Crimo fled the scene,, and later drove to the neighbouring state of Wisconsin where he contemplated committing another massacre at a July 4 event in the Madison area, about 239 kilometres from Highland Park. “His motivation isn’t necessarily clear, and I don’t want to go specifically into what he told investigators, however, he had some type of affinity towards the numbers four and seven.”
Terrified parade-goers fled Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade after shots were fired, leaving behind their belongings as they sought safety.how she had been shot in the chest as they were running to escape the bullets. In April 2019, for example, police attended his family home after he was reported for attempted suicide. Police returned in September that year, and ended up confiscating 16 knives, a dagger and a sword after a family member called to say he was threatening “to kill everyone” there.
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