Highland Park gunman's father suggests he raised his son with very good morals

Asher Notheis

July 07, 01:34 PM July 07, 01:34 PM

The father of the suspected Highland Park shooter is just as shocked as every person else regarding the assault, declaring he raised his son to have fantastic morals.

Robert Crimo Jr., a 2018 applicant for mayor of Highland Park, has "rather considerably shed" his son, suspected shooter Robert "Bobby" Crimo III, from the shooting, describing the tragedy as a nightmare, he explained to ABC Information.

"13 hours earlier, I expended almost an hour with them sitting down in the lawn speaking about the planet, the ambiance, and very little," Crimo reported. "Terrific temper. I am just shocked. I imagine, 3 days right before the fourth, my spouse had questioned him, 'Hey, do you have any options for the fourth?' And he only reported, 'No.'"

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Crimo clarified that he does not know what his son's motives had been in the assault but that he would "like to check with him when I see him."

The suspected shooter had received a Firearm Owners Identification, or FOID, card, which is essential to obtain firearms in Illinois beneath the age of 21, with sponsorship from his father, in accordance to a information release from Illinois Point out Police. Crimo claimed he does not regret encouraging his son get an FOID card, stating Crimo III was pursuing the regulation and experienced ordered the guns on his have and registered them in his possess title.

Crimo III had previous run-ins with law enforcement in April 2019, when a man or woman contacted police just after mastering of a suicide attempt by Crimo III, and once again in September 2019, when a relatives member described that Crimo III "mentioned he was likely to get rid of anyone" and experienced a selection of knives, in accordance to law enforcement. Crimo Jr. downplayed the September 2019 threats, comparing them to a kid's outburst.

The suspected shooter has been billed with seven counts of to start with-diploma murder and will most likely encounter extra counts over the dozens wounded for the duration of Monday's attack, the prosecutor announced Wednesday.

After the shooting, Crimo III experienced regarded as carrying out another attack at a celebration in Madison, Wisconsin, law enforcement explained. Crimo III arrived at the function in Wisconsin, but indications are that he had not place in plenty of imagined and analysis to perform the assault, Deputy Main Christopher Covelli reported.