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[NYPOST] This is the twisted disguise the suspected Highland Park gunman donned so he could blend in with the fleeing crowd just moments after he allegedly opened fire on Fourth of July parade-goers.
Robert E. "Bobby" Crimo III, 21, wore women’s clothing in a bid to conceal his identity and his distinctive tattoos during Monday’s slaughter in the wealthy reliably Democrat Chicago, aka The Windy City or Mobtown
...home of Al Capone, the Chicago Black Sox, a succession of Daleys, Barak Obama, and Rahm Emmanuel...suburb, authorities revealed Tuesday.
A surveillance photo obtained by local outlet WGN-TV shows Crimo allegedly wearing what appears to be a long black wig as he expeditiously departed at a goodly pace of the mass shooting.
He was also allegedly dressed in a long-sleeve shirt, black gloves and a neck scarf, according to the image.
| At the height of summer in Chicago? That’s certainly one way to get attention — but at least he shaved in preparation, and did not put on that exaggerated facial make-up style that transvestites fancy (but less so transsexuals). |
Before fleeing, the accused killer wrapped his weapon of death — a high-powered rifle — in a red blanket and dropped it behind the building, authorities said at a later briefing.
County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli added that officials have recovered five firearms in all tied to Crimo: “at least two rifles, some pistols and possibly a shotgun.”
Crimo is accused of firing on parade-goers from the top of a building during the Independence Day parade, killing seven and injuring more than 40 others.
The 21-year-old man accused of opening fire on a crowd celebrating US Independence Day in a suburb of Chicago planned the deadly attack for weeks, police said at a press conference on Tuesday.
On Tuesday, authorities reported the death of a seventh person who died after being hospitalized.
SUSPECT CHARGED WITH MURDER
The alleged shooter was later charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, prosecutors said.
Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said the suspect will eventually face "dozens of more charges centered around each of the victims."
If convicted, the man could face a mandatory life sentence without parole, Rinehart added.
GUN WAS PURCHASED LEGALLY
After taking position on a roof overlooking the holiday parade route, the suspect fired 70 rounds into the crowd below, authorities said.
Authorities confirmed that the shooter legally purchased the gun used in the attack, adding that it was similar to an AR-15 rifle.
The suspect also possessed other weapons, including another high-powered rifle, police said, despite authorities having been called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said.
He also appeared to target victims at random, and police do not suspect there was any religious or racial motive.