police say a single gunman with an ar 15 type rifle fired upwards of 70 rounds from a rooftop into the crowd. the suspect now in custody charged tonight with seven counts of murder. apparently a young nobody with a history of posting violent images online. they had encounters in 2019 one involving a reported suicide attempt. the other after a family member told police he said he was going to quote kill everyone. they took 16 knives at that time. we won t show his photograph or use his name. we ll tell you what we know about the peoples whose lives he took. a lifelong member of the north shore congregation. where she served as an event coordinator. before that a preschoolteacher. local shopkeeper says she always brought a smile and a hug and a beautiful ray of light. jackie was 63. nicholas had come from mexico to visit family in high land park. father of eight, granddaughter told us he loved fishing and painting and walks with his family. according to the times he was sitti
police say a suingle gunman fired 70 rounds from a rooftop. the suspect in custody charged with seven counts of murder a young nobody with a history of posting violence online. police say they had two encounters with him in 2019, one involving a reported suicide attempt, the other after a family member told police he said he was going to quote kill everyone. they confiscated 16 knives at that time. as always, we ll not show his photo or use his name but we ll begin telling you what we know about the people whose lives he allegedly took. jackie was lifelong member in israel where she was an event coordinator and had a smile and hug and beautiful ray of light. jac jackie was 63. nicholas came to visit family in high highland park, he said he loved fishing, painting and walks with his family. according to the times he was sitting in a wheelchair. another grand daughter told the times we brought him here to have a better life. he was 78. 35 and 37-year-olds were at the parade
the high-powered rifle used in the shooting. d anyone have thought he might kill? maybe his family? we now know in 2019 police flagged him as a clear and present danger after he threatened to kill everybody in his house. when police got there, they took away his dagger, his sword, and 16 knives. that was then. now the state attorney for lake county with a strong message to the community. what should have been a celebration of freedom ended in despair for our community. all of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom. we will stand with the survivors of this awful crime for as long as necessary. in the courtroom we will seek the maximum sentence against this offender. not because we seek vengeance, but because justice and the hearing process demanded. harris: the shooting left more than 30 people injured, and now another person has died, bringing the death toll to seven. among those killed were kevin and irena mccarthy. , periods 22-year-old aiden, who surviv
treat victims compared it to those sustained in a war zone. we heard gunshots people thought for five seconds that it was fireworks until people started screaming bodies down, bodies down and everyone started running. there were six people who i saw who were horribly, horribly injured from the gun shot, and the gunshot wounds that these people sustained are like war injuries. i ve never served, but i ve been in the emergency rooms and i ve seen horrific things. the bodies that i saw it was not an image that anyone who is not a physician would have an easy time processing. let s bring in nbc news correspondent rehema ellis who has been covering this story for us. rehema, what is the latest on the ground? the very latest on the ground is they are engaged in an intense man hunt for this suspect. hundreds of officers are blanketing the area trying to find the person responsible for this mayhem. authorities say that local, state and federal authorities are all working toge
distinctive facial tattoos. bill: prosecutors charging him with seven counts of first-degree murder and according to the mets the tip of this iceberg. the loss of life these devastating injuries on the over whelming trauma would demand we take justice. we anticipate dozens more charges centering around each of the victims. psychological victims, physical victims, attempted murder charges, aggravated discharge charges, aggravated battery charges. there will be dozens of more charges against mr. crimo. bill: live in highland park, good morning. bail, good morning teal. prosecutors will be asking a judge to deny bail to crimo and a court hearing in a couple of hours by the 22-year-old is facing seven first-degree murder charges and if convicted of mandatory licensing and no chance of probate as you heard the states attorney dozens of additional charges are expected to be filed as well. investigators say the suspect planned the attack for weeks and dress like a woman to b