Police have identified the shooter behind the July 4th massacre near Chicago that left 6 people dead as Robert (Bobby) E. Crimo III and confirmed he is now in custody..The 22-year-old suspect was spotted in a vehicle matching the police description and a short pursuit ensued. Crimo immediately surrendered to officers and was taken into custody in Lake Forest, Illinois, without incident. .ABC 7 Chicago reporter Tre Ward posted a tweet including a video showing the "apparent arrest of Crimo." .Footage courtesy cameraman Ryan Lerman..Independent journalist Marie Oakes, co-founder and writer at Westphalian Times, posted a video of Crimo being arrested on Twitter.."Police apprehending the suspected Highland Park, Illinois shooter.".She then posted another video of the police taking the suspect into custody. .Crimo is wanted in connection with a shooting earlier Monday that killed 6 people and injured 31 others during a July 4th parade in Highland Park, a wealthy suburb of Chicago. .Although little information has been released about the victims, Nicolas Toledo, 78, has been identified by his family as one of the six victims killed in the shooting..“We are all feeling pretty numb," his granddaughter told CBS Chicago, adding, "We’re all pretty broken inside.".The parade started at 10 a.m. in Highland Park and 10 minutes into the parade gunshots could be heard, according to media reports. .One eye witness told CNN it "looked like a battle zone." She said the shooting happened while small children and pets were participating in the parade. .Another witness told CNN they heard 50 shots. .One father is said to have dropped his child into a dumpster to protect them from any gunfire, according to accounts shared by CNN. .Officials said five of the dead were adults, killed at the scene. The other victim died in hospital..Police said the gunman opened fire on the parade from a roof. A high-powered rifle has been recovered..Miles Zaremski, a Highland Park resident, told the Chicago Sun-Times he "heard 20 to 25 shots, which were in rapid succession. So it couldn't have been a handgun or a shotgun." .So far, police have labelled it a "random act of violence" according to ABC News. .Lake County Major Crimes Task Force Deputy Chief Chris Covelli provided an update for the media and confirmed more than 100 officers, with the assistance of the FBI, are involved in the active investigation. .Covelli said it's been determined the shooter was aiming for parade spectators and is requesting anyone with cellphone or camera footage to bring it forward. Authorities are also asking for any businesses in the vicinity of the shooting with video surveillance to also turn in any footage to police. .Highland Park, with a population of around 30,000, is considered one of Chicago's most affluent suburbs and is home to the mansion made famous in the movie Home Alone. Legendary basketball player Michael Jordan also owns a mansion in the beautiful suburb. .In April, the average prices of a home in Highland Park ran upwards of $714,000. .The neighbouring suburb of Evanston has cancelled its parade in the wake of the shooting, according to Evanston police. .Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker took to Twitter with an update advising that "state police are on the scene" and he will be making "all state resources available to the community." ."We will continue working with local officials to help those affected," he said in the tweet. .Chicago is often referenced as having some of the most restrictive gun laws in the US, although some of those laws have been overturned in the past decade. It also has one of the highest murder rates in the country..In Illinois, background checks and permits are required to purchase a firearm. Firearms considered to be assault-style weapons, such as certain types of semi-automatic rifles, have been banned, along with untraceable so-called "ghost guns.".Marie Oakes @TheMarieOakes·13m .Police apprehending the suspected Highland Park, Illinois shooter.
