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24-Year-Old Highland Park Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison

Robert E. Crimo III was handed seven consecutive sentences of life in prison.
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24-Year-Old Highland Park Shooter Sentenced to Life in Prison
Robert E. Crimo III appears for a case management meeting before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., on April 24, 2024. Nam Y. Huh/Pool/AP Photo
Juliette Fairley
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A 24-year-old man who shot and killed a slew of people at a 2022 Fourth of July parade in a suburb north of Chicago was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole on April 24.

After survivors and relatives of the deceased shared emotional impact statements, Robert E. Crimo III was handed seven consecutive sentences of life in prison by Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti at the request of prosecutors.

Juliette Fairley
Juliette Fairley
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Juliette Fairley is a freelance reporter for The Epoch Times and NTD and a graduate of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Born in Chateauroux, France, and raised outside of Lackland Air Force Base in Texas, Juliette is a well-adjusted military brat. She has written for many publications across the country. Send Juliette story ideas at [email protected]