The report had prompted police to remove 16 knives, a dagger and a sword from Robert Crimo III’s home that year
The man alleged to have fatally shot seven people and wounded more than 30 others at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago managed to legally obtain five guns – including the murder weapon – after a suicide attempt and a threat to “kill everyone” in 2019, authorities revealed Tuesday.
Police encountered Robert Crimo III, 21, when he tried to take his own life in April 2019, prompting a call to officers, investigators said at a press conference, without elaborating much on that case, which was treated as a mental health emergency.
