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On Wednesday July 6, the profile of the shooter behind the shooting, which occurred in Highland Park, near Chicago (United States), during the celebrations of the American national holiday, takes shape a little more.
Robert Crimo, 21, is the main suspect in the shooting that claimed the lives of seven people and injured 35 others, during the celebrations of the American National Day, in Highland Park, near Chicago (United States). According to the authorities, his attack had been planned for a long time.
Robert Crimo is said to have come with a powerful legally purchased gun and disguised himself as a woman to hide his identity. Two days after the shooting, the profile of the main suspect is emerging. The young man, rapper on YouTube, presents an unstable psychological profile. Already in 2019, he had testified to violent thoughts and had attempted suicide. After his act on Monday July 4, Robert Crimo was charged with seven murders. This umpteenth tragedy in the United States leaves this small town and an entire country in shock.
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