Illinois Shooting Suspect Confessed, Contemplated 2nd Shooting: Officials

Robert Crimo III, the suspect in the mass shooting that took place at a Fourth of July parade route in the wealthy Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Ill., in a still image obtained from a social media video. Robert Crimo/via Reuters

The man arrested in the July 4 mass shooting in Illinois confessed after being arrested, authorities said on July 6.

Robert Crimo III also contemplated firing on another Independence Day celebration in an adjoining state but ultimately decided not to do so because he felt he wasn’t prepared enough, according to officials.