July 4 Mass Shooter Had 1 Last Cowardly Act as Judge Handed Down Sentencing

Robert E. Crimo III, the Illinois gunman responsible for the 2022 Highland Park July 4 mass shooting, was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday.
The sentencing came after a guilty plea in March, according to WTTW-TV, but Crimo couldn’t even muster the courage to face his victims’ families in court.
The 24-year-old shooter killed seven people and injured 48 others during the Independence Day parade in the Chicago suburb.

His attack left a community shattered, with survivors and families still grappling with the trauma nearly three years later.
Crimo’s sentencing hearing, held in Lake County Circuit Court in Waukegan, Illinois, was a moment of closure for many.

Judge Victoria Rossetti handed down seven consecutive life sentences, one for each murder, plus 50-year sentences for each of the 48 counts of attempted murder, ensuring he has no chance …