Overview

• The sentencing hearing for Robert Crimo III begins Wednesday, with victims delivering emotional impact statements over multiple days.
• Crimo pleaded guilty in March 2025 to 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder for the July 4, 2022 Highland Park parade attack.
• Illinois law mandates a life sentence without parole for convictions on at least two murder counts, which Crimo faces after his guilty plea.
• Judge Victoria Rossetti will proceed with sentencing regardless of Crimo's attendance, which remains uncertain due to prior courtroom absences.
• Seven people were killed and 48 others wounded in the shooting, one of Illinois's deadliest mass shootings, sparking gun-law reforms and community resilience efforts.