Robert Crimo III, the man accused of killing seven people and injuring 48 others in the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, agreed to change his plea to guilty in court on Monday.
A suburban Chicago man accused of killing seven people and injuring 48 others in the 2022 Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, agreed to flip his plea to guilty in court on Monday.
Robert Crimo III, 24, faces 21 counts of first-degree murder – three counts for each person killed – as well as 48 counts of attempted murder. He initially pleaded not guilty to all 69 charges.
In court, the judge asked Crimo if he understood there would not be a trial should he plead guilty.
