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Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
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Illinois man rejects deal to plead guilty to 7 murder charges in shooting at 2022 July Fourth parade
![Nam Y. Huh FILE - 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. Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more, including children, at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 is scheduled for a court hearing Wednesday, June 26, 2024, when it is possible he will change his not guilty plea, the prosecutor says. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/3fdf5404a28e458191670b847e4e59e3/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - 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. Robert Crimo III, accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more, including children, at a Fourth of July parade in suburban Chicago in 2022 is scheduled for a court hearing Wednesday, June 26, 2024, when it is possible he will change his not guilty plea, the prosecutor says. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
![Nam Y. Huh Leah Sundheim, whose mother Jacquelyn was killed, closes her eyes as she speaks at a news conference after the hearing of Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/cc4f77cae19e4382973e90250519b375/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Leah Sundheim, whose mother Jacquelyn was killed, closes her eyes as she speaks at a news conference after the hearing of Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III arrives before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/20aa1c212fad4eaaa223dbf3e7eb67c9/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III arrives before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III, left, talks to Lake County's assistant public defender Anton Trizna as he appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c3089215d5b1402b904ddcb02e9a3f2d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III, left, talks to Lake County's assistant public defender Anton Trizna as he appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III's mother Denise Pesina, left, and father Robert Crimo Jr., wait before their son appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/d8b4d663b0b74499a42eb6af41614090/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III's mother Denise Pesina, left, and father Robert Crimo Jr., wait before their son appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c6e91be82f48489d9057671bdfc0e137/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/b839b45015d6464fb8fa44bf48968f9b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c3465f77a8ba411f8c57562c24c70348/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Karina Mendez, whose father Eduardo Uvaldo was killed, speaks at a news conference after the hearing of Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1b97263c78d5494f99a116ce6915124d/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Karina Mendez, whose father Eduardo Uvaldo was killed, speaks at a news conference after the hearing of Robert E. Crimo III., at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/730df601042a46a8bec3013b74dc9e48/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Leah Sundheim, center, whose mother Jacquelyn was killed in a July 4 shooting, speaks at a news conference as her father Bruce, left, listens following a hearing for Robert E. Crimo III, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill,. Crimo is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/9f4d6c67167b4228ae9ac3b7ac79a313/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Leah Sundheim, center, whose mother Jacquelyn was killed in a July 4 shooting, speaks at a news conference as her father Bruce, left, listens following a hearing for Robert E. Crimo III, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill,. Crimo is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III's mother Denise Pesina, left, and father Robert Crimo Jr., wait before their son appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/52100d1bd2be484e96637d493efaf51f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III's mother Denise Pesina, left, and father Robert Crimo Jr., wait before their son appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)
![Nam Y. Huh Robert E. Crimo III, left, talks to Lake County's assistant public defender Anton Trizna as he appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/ac6a96ece7c44f18b447a1ee864f472b/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Robert E. Crimo III, left, talks to Lake County's assistant public defender Anton Trizna as he appears before Judge Victoria A. Rossetti at the Lake County Courthouse in Waukegan, Ill., Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Crimo III is charged with killing seven people and wounding dozens more in a shooting at an Independence Day parade in the suburban Chicago town of Highland Park, Ill. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, Pool)