Overview

• Judge Victoria Rossetti sentenced Crimo to the maximum penalty under Illinois law, citing his complete disregard for human life and irreparable depravity.
• Crimo pleaded guilty in March 2025 to 21 counts of first-degree murder and 48 counts of attempted murder, avoiding a lengthy trial.
• Survivors and victims' families delivered emotional testimonies during the two-day sentencing hearing, describing lasting trauma and loss.
• Crimo refused to attend the sentencing proceedings, a move survivors called cowardly, though the court continued in his absence.
• The case has reignited debates over gun control and parental accountability, with Crimo’s father previously convicted for aiding his son’s gun license application.