
Could Illinois 'Red Flag Laws' have kept guns from Highland Park mass shooting suspect?
"There was at least enough evidence for law enforcement to consider petition for an order, and possibly going before a court to get this order."
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"There was at least enough evidence for law enforcement to consider petition for an order, and possibly going before a court to get this order."
"We've seen an uptick in the semi-automatic handguns that are being recovered a crime scenes you know, the more bullets you can shoot, the more people you can kill."
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The suspect was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance on Wednesday, where prosecutors revealed he fired more than 80 rounds during the attack.
We called the Red Dot Arms store and asked them about it. All an employee would say is they aren't saying anything more on the subject.
Several GoFundMe pages, community projects, and other events have been organized to help the victims and their families after Monday's mass shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park.
When the unthinkable happens, neighbors told Perlman they don't know what to do – other than be together.
For hours on after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, a local business owner held frightened paradegoers in her smoothie shop – some of them children.
For paradegoers the day of the July 4th massacre in Highland Park, one Roman Catholic church was a shelter from the chaos.
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At 8:32 p.m., a black Dodge sedan pulled up to a large group of people in the 1800 block of West Maypole Avenue, and three men got out and started firing into the crowd, police said.
A memorial of flowers, candles, and signs was growing in downtown Highland Park Wednesday afternoon – two days after an attacker opened fire on the July 4th parade, killing seven people and wounding dozens more.
The suspect was ordered held without bail at his first court appearance on Wednesday, where prosecutors revealed he fired more than 80 rounds during the attack.
We called the Red Dot Arms store and asked them about it. All an employee would say is they aren't saying anything more on the subject.
Several GoFundMe pages, community projects, and other events have been organized to help the victims and their families after Monday's mass shooting at the July 4th parade in Highland Park.
When the unthinkable happens, neighbors told Perlman they don't know what to do – other than be together.
For hours on after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, a local business owner held frightened paradegoers in her smoothie shop – some of them children.
We called the Red Dot Arms store and asked them about it. All an employee would say is they aren't saying anything more on the subject.
From imagery in his music videos to his face tattoos, accused Highland Park July 4th parade killer Robert "Bobby" Crimo III apparently had an affinity for the number 47.
The suspect in Monday's deadly mass shooting in Highland Park threatened to "kill everyone" with knives and swords in 2019, which raises the question of how Bobby Crimo was able to obtain a FOID card in 2020.
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The CBS 2 investigators have been tracking the weapons purchased by the gunman in the July 4th Highland Park parade massacre. That search sent CBS 2 investigator Dave Savini to the Red Dot Arms store Lake Villa store.
Such as designation could have prevented Crimo from purchasing a firearm. But Illinois State Police Director Brendan Kelly said earlier in the day that there was not sufficient evidence to deem Crimo a Clear and Present Danger.
For hours on after the Highland Park July 4th parade massacre, a local business owner held frightened paradegoers in her smoothie shop – some of them children. CBS 2's Charlie De Mar reports.
For paradegoers the day of the July 4th massacre in Highland Park, one Roman Catholic church was a shelter from the chaos. CBS 2's Jermont Terry reports.
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