Alleged Highland Park mass shooter Robert Crimo III rejects plea deal
The suspected shooter accused of killing seven people during the 2022 Highland Park Independence Day Parade rejected a plea deal on Wednesday.
Robert Climo III, 23, initially agreed to plead guilty to seven murder counts and 48 other charges in exchange for a life sentence.
Robert E. Climo III talks with Lake County Assistant Public Defender Anton Trizna during a hearing before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Illinois, on June 26, 2024. Getty ImagesPolice officers investigate the scene of a mass shooting that occurred during an Independence Day celebration on July 4, 2022. Tannen Morley/EPA-EFE/ShutterstockRobert E. Climo III’s mother, Denise Pessina, and father, Robert Climo Jr., are waiting for their son to appear in court for the hearing. Getty ImagesImages of distraught police officers were shown at the scene of the shooting. AP
