(The Center Square) – Authorities identified a person of interest in the July 4 mass shooting that killed six and injured more than two dozen others at a holiday parade in Highland Park, Ill., north of Chicago.
Law enforcement officers are searching for Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 22. He is driving a 2019 Silver Honda Fit, authorities said. His license plate number is DM80653. He remains at large.
Six people were killed and at least 24 injured in the Monday mass shooting.
Authorities initially described the shooter as an 18- to 20-year-old white male with long black hair and a slight build. They later identified Crimo as a person of interest.
Residents have been told to shelter in place as police search for the shooter, who witnesses said was on the roof of a building when he began opening fire with a rifle shortly after the parade started at 10 a.m.
Police said they secured a high-powered rifle from the rooftop and are asking anyone with surveillance or phone video in the area to turn in that video.
Police were going door to door in Highland Park cautioning residents to stay inside. Highland Park Police were being assisted by the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, Illinois State Police and the FBI.
Other Fourth of July parades scheduled in the area Monday were cancelled, including in Evanston.
