Posted on 07/08/2022 3:03:24 PM PDT by Brooklyn Attitude
Chicago police have released a photograph of the weapon used in the Highland Park mass shooting on 4 July, where seven people were killed and dozens injured.
On Monday evening, police arrested 22-year-old Robert “Bobby” Crimo after an hours-long manhunt around the city north of Chicago.
A spokesperson for the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said the suspect used a rifle “similar to an AR-15” from atop a commercial building and fired into a crowd that had gathered for the parade in Highland Park.
On Wednesday night, the police released a photograph of the weapon, reported News Nation.
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Something didn't look right to me.
And his father thought he was going to use it at a shooting range. Would it normally be used there?? Strange weapon.
Wow, what a media screwup this was!
A fairly well-written article I read yesterday said that he used a Smith & Wesson M&P 15 in the shooting and that the Kel Tec pictured was recovered from his vehicle when they arrested him. Who knows what the truth is; the media is so incompetent.
“And his father thought he was going to use it at a shooting range. Would it normally be used there?? Strange weapon.”
Yes it can be used at any shooting range where centerfire cartridges like 9 mm, or 40 caliber can be fired.
Read the article. Not the headline.
“ According to prosecutors, the suspect fired more than 80 rounds, reloading three times, before fleeing down a fire escape while disguised as a woman and melting into the crowd.
Authorities added that while he went down the fire escape, the weapon fell out of his bag in an alley.
The rifle was found with three 30-round high-capacity magazines and 83 spent shell casings around the scene.”
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How can the gun be photographed in the car, if it fell out of his bag in the alley?
Where are the 30 round magazines? The Sub 2000 uses standard pistol mags and extended pistol mags are not in the photo.
This article says he used a S&W M&P-15.
https://www.axios.com/local/chicago/2022/07/07/highland-park-shooter-robert-crimo-guns
I’ve seen other articles where he had four guns.
I thought that was the one he was going to shoot up Madison, Wisconsin with.
Chicago police have released a photograph of the weapon
I’ve used mine at the range many times.
The gun in the picture is clearly in a car.
The only thing I can think of is that they might be using Chicagos forensic resources.
CC
Looks to me like a case of a Yahoo blogger.
Exactly...
https://www.audacy.com/wxrt/news/local/judge-denies-bail-alleged-highland-park-shooter-crimo
…Lake County Major Crimes Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said Crimo went to the Madison area intending to commit another mass shooting.
He intended to use a second rifle he had with him, after dropping the one he had fired at the parade as he fled, Covelli said. But Crimo turned back, dumped his cellphone in Middleton, Wis. and was arrested after being spotted by a North Chicago police officer in the evening, Covelli said...
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/07/08/highland-park-shooting-suspect/
…A Smith & Wesson semiautomatic rifle, similar to an AR-15, used in the shooting was found at the scene in Highland Park, and Crimo had a similar weapon in his mother’s car when arrested, according to county prosecutors...
It is a four gun conclusion that "our" media is incompetent and lies.
The most important thing to remember with one of these is to unfold it before you shoot.
A 40 caliber round is more of a pistol round, not a long gun shooter type round...
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