Trial Postponed for Illinois Man Charged in 2022 Fourth of July Parade Shooting

Judge Victoria Rossetti agrees to delay after defense requests more time to review evidence; new trial date not yet set.

Robert Crimo III, 23, is charged with 21 counts of first-degree murder, 48 counts of attempted murder and 48 counts of aggravated battery for the shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.
Crimo confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in Highland Park and then fled to the Madison, Wisconsin, area, where he contemplated shooting up another parade.
Crimo fired his public defenders in December, saying he planned to represent himself, and he asked the judge to move his trial date from February 2025 to next month. Crimo rehired his lawyers last week.
Prosecutors said in December that they had turned over nearly 10,000 pages of case information to the defense team, and Anton Trizna, Crimo's lawyer, told Judge Victoria Rossetti on Wednesday that he has since received additional materials to review.
Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart requested the trial start in September or October of this year, rather than February 2025. Rossetti agreed to postpone the trial but did not set a new date.