contemplating a second mass shooting. he was driving around. he did see a celebration was occurring in madison, and he seriously contemplated using the firearm to commit another shooting in madison. reporter: how much ammunition did he have at that point? approximately 60 rounds. reporter: he faces seven counts, but could face many more charges here is eric reinhardt. there are many different charges, for individuals who were present on the scene. they were shot at. that also constitute every time he fires an bullet at an individual, he s committed aggravated discharge of a weapon, whether he hit someone or not. reporter: the question now, what can done to stop the next mass shooting? editorial board of the washington post is could you will for what a lot of phones here are telling me. they said a ban on high-powered rifles, quote, how many more families need leslie have to do ripped apart? the bottom line, karima had threatened to killed people before, tried
i understand. it does. but we have so much to get to. and this incredibly tragic news out of highland park, illinois. we learned more about the victims. a toddler is without both of his parents this morning after reportedly being rescued from beneath his father s body. meanwhile the suspect is formally charged and due in court today as new information about his past raises questions about how he was able to legally purchase firearms. and new developments in the criminal investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in georgia. as senator lindsey graham and donald trump s former lawyer rudy giuliani get hit with subpoenas. and the date has been set for the next hearing into the january 6 attack on the capitol. we ll have the latest on all of that. but first, willie, so much, so much tragedy over the july 4th weekend. yeah. and we ve got new details this morning, mika. the suspect in the july 4th massacre in highland park, illinois, a fourth of july parade has
his family says he s now paralyzed from the waist down. an eight-year-old boy, his brother, mom, all with the kind of wounds that men and women came home from afghanistan or iraq, signed up knowing it might happen, cooper, luke and keeley, they just went to a parade. friends of the family have set up a gofundme page to help cover ethical expenses and therapy. in the meantime the gunman s father is speaking out telling abc news, he has no regrets about helping his son in 2019 obtain the documentation needed to buy the weapons he did, despite his son suicide attempt , threats to kill his family and police confiscating 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from an earlier that year. filled out the consent form to allow my son to go through the process. whatever that entails. the killer s father told abc news he had no inkling his son would do this and said his threats against the family were taken out of context and that he can t understand why his son did what he did. could the g
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