Seven people were killed and nearly 50 more were wounded on July 4, 2022, when police said Robert Crimo III opened fire on a parade in Highland Park.

Crimo opened fire at an Independence Day parade, wounding nearly 50 people in addition to the seven who were killed.

The sentencing hearing began Wednesday for Robert Crimo III, who pleaded guilty in the 2022 Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting.

Robert Crimo III was sentenced to life in prison on April 24 in connection with the 2022 Highland Park shooting that killed seven and wounded nearly 50 more. Crimo, who did not attend the hearing ...

Robert Crimo III pleaded guilty last month in connection with the July 4, 2022 mass shooting Lesley Cosme Torres is a writer at PEOPLE covering crime. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025.

Robert Crimo III skipped the hearing as prosecutors began to call witnesses and lay out evidence to the public for the first time.

Robert Crimo, 24, received seven life sentences for the killings and 50 years for 48 counts of attempted murder in the north Chicago suburb of Waukegan, Illinois. “This court has absolutely no ...

Highland Park parade shooter Robert Crimo III skipped his sentencing hearing Wednesday, opting to stay in the Lake County Jail instead of listening to the trauma he inflicted upon an entire community.

The judge also sentenced Robert E. Crimo III, 24, to 50 years on each of the 48 counts of attempted murder to be served consecutively to the seven life sentences.

Robert Crimo III, 24, pleaded guilty to seven counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery in March shortly before his trial was set to begin for the shooting in Highland Park ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Judge Victoria A. Rossetti, second from right, talks to Robert E. Crimo III’s attorney Gregory Ticsay, right, Lake County’s assistant public defender ...