Trial is postponed for an Illinois man charged with killing 7 at a Fourth of July parade in 2022
A judge has postponed the trial of an Illinois man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 after his lawyer on Wednesday asked for more time to review evidence
WAUKEGAN, Ill. (AP) — A judge postponed the trial of a man accused of killing seven people at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 after his lawyer on Wednesday asked for more time to review evidence. The trial had been slated to begin next month, and a new date has not been set.
Robert Crimo III, 23, is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois. Dozens of people, including children, were injured.
Authorities have said Crimo confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in Highland Park and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up another parade there.
Wednesday's delay follows weeks of uncertainty in the case. Crimo fired his public defenders in December, saying he planned to represent himself, and he asked the judge to move his trial date from February 2025 to next month. Crimo rehired his lawyers last week.
