HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Highland Park Police Department three years ago determined that the alleged Fourth of July massacre suspect posed 'clear and present danger' after a family member claimed he was threatening to 'kill everyone,' a newly released police record shows.
Soo Rin Kim, Laura Romero, Victor Ordonez and Stephanie Wash, ABC NewsHIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — Highland Park Police Department three years ago determined that the alleged Fourth of July massacre suspect posed"clear and present danger" after a family member claimed he was threatening to"kill everyone," a newly released police record shows.
Highland Park police, which responded to the call in September 2019, removed a 24-inch Samurai blade, a box containing a 12-inch dagger and 16 hand knives from Crimo's house that day, according to an incident report. Crimo told the police that he was depressed and had a history of drug use, the incident report shows. He also told the police that he had no intention of harming himself or others, according to the report.
In an interview with ABC News, the suspect's father, Robert Crimo Jr., alleges he was not aware of his son's alleged suicide attempt, but the incident report indicates that both parents were at the location when police were called a week after the alleged attempt. A source close to the matter told ABC News the report is incorrect and Crimo Jr. was not present for the police call.
Because he was under the age of 21, his father sponsored his application, and at the time it was reviewed,"there was insufficient basis to establish a clear and present danger and deny the FOID application," the state police said.
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