Highland Park Mass Shooting Suspect Robert Crimo III Rejects Plea Deal After Dramatic Court Hearing

Robert Crimo III backed out of a plea deal in dramatic fashion on Wednesday, which would’ve landed him life in prison.

Crimo, who was brought into court in a wheelchair after he requested one because he was so nervous he could not walk, will take his case to trial, according to the Chicago Sun Times.

On July 4, 2022, Crimo allegedly disguised himself in women’s clothes and then snuck onto a rooftop where he opened fire on a July 4 parade moving through downtown Highland Park in Illinois.

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