Highland Park Shooter Confesses to , Plotting Another Attack in Wisconsin.
NBC News reports the man accused of
taking the lives of seven people at the
Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois.
has revealed to authorities
that he had plotted a second attack
in Madison, Wisconsin.
Officials say Robert "Bobby" E. Crimo III, 21, is charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, though it is likely he will face more.
He went into details about what he had done. He admitted to what he had done. , Eric Rinehart, Lake County Illinois State's Attorney, via NBC News.
We don't want to speculate on motives right now. , Eric Rinehart, Lake County Illinois State's Attorney, via NBC News.
Following the shooting in Highland Park,
Crimo ended up in Wisconsin and considered unleashing an attack there as well.
However, officials believe Crimo
hadn't prepared for a second attack. .
We don’t have information
to suggest that he planned
on driving to Madison, initially,
to commit another attack. , Chris Covelli, spokesman for Lake County Major Crime Task Force, via NBC News.
We do believe that he was driving around (after) the first attack
and saw the celebration. , Chris Covelli, spokesman for Lake County Major Crime Task Force, via NBC News.
Indications are that he
hadn't put enough thought
or research into that. , Chris Covelli, spokesman for Lake County Major Crime Task Force, via NBC News