Highland Park: The attacker planned an attack in Madison as well – In court for the first time, the 21-year-old

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Robert Crimmo revealed to officers that he was going to drive to Madison

The teenager accused of opening fire Monday on a crowd watching the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, near Chicagowas “seriously considering” committing another attack, this time in Madison, in neighboring Wisconsin, police announced today, a few hours after the young killer’s first appearance in court.

THE Robert Crimmo21, told officers investigating the case that he drove to Madison, where he “saw other celebrations” and thought about using the gun he had in his vehicle to carry out another attack, he said. Christopher Covellithe Highland Park police spokesman.

The second near-miss attack was not pre-planned, like the first, which he had been preparing for many weeks, the officer explained.

The young man opened fire on Monday into the crowd after climbing onto the roof of a shop, killing seven people and injuring at least 30 others. After his arrest, on Monday night, he was questioned by his police Highland Park and “willingly confessed to his actions,” as District Attorney Ben Dillon argued during Crimo’s arraignment today, who appeared in court via video call.

The judge Theodore Potkoniak decided on his pre-trial detention. Krimo, who has long black hair and numerous tattoos on his neck and face, remained impassive throughout the proceedings.

At a news conference immediately afterward, District Attorney Eric Reinhart declined to speculate on the motive for the attack.

Krimo is charged with seven counts of murder and if convicted could face life in prison without the possibility of parole. He will be brought before a judge again on July 28.

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