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Highland Park Shooter Pleads Guilty to 21 Murders

3/6/2025

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Robert Crimo III, the man behind the tragic Highland Park parade shooting, has pleaded guilty to a staggering 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder. His horrific actions on the 2022 Fourth of July claimed seven lives and left many injured. Now, he faces the grim prospect of life in prison without parole as the trial unfolds over the next few weeks.

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Robert Crimo III, the man behind the tragic Highland Park parade shooting, has pleaded guilty to a staggering 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder. His horrific actions on the 2022 Fourth of July claimed seven lives and left many injured. Now, he faces the grim prospect of life in prison without parole as the trial unfolds over the next few weeks.