The father of the Highland Park, Ill., shooter is being charged with felony reckless conduct for signing his son’s application for an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card nearly three years before the massacre.
The father of the Highland Park, Ill., shooter who killed seven people and wounded dozens more on Independence Day is being charged with felony reckless conduct for signing his son’s application for an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card nearly three years before the massacre.
Robert Crimo, Jr., is charged with seven counts of felony reckless conduct. His 22-year-old son, Robert “Bobby” Crimo III, is charged with the murders and numerous attempted murder charges for his shooting spree.
Holding parents responsible for the murderous actions of their children is an untested legal theory.
The elder Crimo, who has previously denied any responsibility over the mass shooting, agreed to sponsor his son’s gun license in 2019, months after local police received a report the son had said “he was going to kill everyone” in his family, police said back in July.
Officers also had checked on the younger Crimo earlier that year after he had “attempted to commit suicide by machete,” according to a police report.
