Highland Park Shooting One Year Later
Visitors pay their respects, Thursday, July 7, 2022, at altars for the seven people killed in the Fourth of July mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill. AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh
July 4, 2023 marks one year since a mass shooting took place in Highland Park, Illinois, during the city’s Fourth of July parade. On that day, police say a young man went on the roof of a local business in the area and used a military-style rifle to shoot into a crowd of paradegoers. He killed seven people and left 48 others wounded. On Wednesday, July 27, 2022, Robert Crimo III was indicted by a grand jury on 21 first-degree murder counts, 48 counts of attempted murder, and 48 counts of aggravated battery in connection with the Fourth of July parade shooting in Highland Park. Since then, a push to ban the sale of assault weapons in Illinois became law in early January (although the measure has been challenged in court).
Guests:
Nancy Rotering
Highland Park Mayor
Rick Atterberry
Highland Park resident who witnessed the shooting