• Crimo appeared in court via Zoom on Wednesday morning from the Lake County Jail in Illinois 
  • He wore all black and spoke only to say that he didn’t have an attorney; he was assigned a public defender
  • Prosecutors revealed that he confessed to the shooting but he has not yet given his motive 
  • Crimo used a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 which he bought in 2020, firing 83 rounds in total 
  • He reloaded the weapon twice while carrying out the rampage, and dropped it when he ran away 
  • Police used the serial number on that gun to find Crimo and his family 
  • After the shooting, he used his mom’s car to drive to Madison, Wisconsin
  • He contemplated a second shooting in Wisconsin at a different parade because he had 60 rounds left  
  • The judge denied bond, as was expected; Crimo will return to court for a preliminary hearing on July 25 

Highland Park shooter Bobby Crimo appeared in court on Wednesday morning to be charged with multiple counts of murder, as the death toll from the parade rose to eight and prosecutors shared more details of his deadly rampage.

Crimo, 21, spoke softly to tell the court that he did not have a lawyer, and to ask for a public defender. He was dressed in all-black, wore his long dark hair draped over one eye and shifted on his feet as he appeared via Zoom from a room in the Lake County Jail.

He was denied bond by Judge Theodore S. Potkonjak, and will remain in custody until his next court date on July 25th.

Tom Durkin, the attorney who had been hired to represent him, pulled out due to an unknown, last-minute conflict of interest. Now, Crimo will be represented by a public defender.

During the brief court appearance, it was revealed;

  • Crimo used a legally purchased Smith & Wesson M&P 15 to carry out the attack
  • He bought the weapon – which costs around $800 – in 2020
  • Crimo fired 83 rounds in total, reloading his weapon twice before fleeing the roof of the building along the parade route
  • Police tracked him down by tracing the serial number of the gun to his home; he dropped the weapon while running away from the parade
  • Once in custody, he made a full confession and told cops he ‘looked down, aimed and fired’ into the crowd
  • He said he dressed up ‘like a girl’ and used make-up to cover his face and neck tattoos

It has also been revealed that Crimo drove to Madison, Wisconsin, in his mother’s car after the shooting where he happened upon another July 4th celebration.

He contemplated a second shooting there because he had 60 rounds left, but decided against it and drove back to Illinois where he was later arrested.