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The begetter of the suspected Highland Park, Illinois, wide shooter has been charged successful transportation with the shooting that claimed 7 lives.
The suspect's father, Bobby Crimo Jr., took a "reckless and unjustified risk" erstwhile helium signed the Firearm Owner's Identification (FOID) paper for his lad to use for weapon ownership, Lake County State's Attorney Eric Rinehart said astatine a quality league Friday. At the time, his lad was 19 and could not get a FOID paper connected his own; 18-, 19- and 20-years-olds were required to person genitor oregon guardian authorization, Rinehart said.
"Parents and guardians are successful the champion presumption to determine whether their teenagers should person a weapon. They are the archetypal enactment of defense. In this case, the strategy failed," helium said.
Crimo Jr. is facing 7 counts of reckless behaviour causing large bodily harm.
His son, Robert Crimo III, is accused of sidesplitting 7 radical and injuring dozens of others successful the wide shooting astatine a Fourth of July parade successful the Chicago suburb this summer. He pleaded not blameworthy to charges including execution and attempted murder.
Robert E. Crimo III, arrives earlier Judge Victoria A. Rossetti for his 2nd proceeding successful Lake County court, Nov. 1, 2022, successful Waukegan, Ill.
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Crimo Jr.'s lawyer George M. Gomez said successful a connection Friday that the charges were "baseless and unprecedented."
"This determination should alarm each azygous genitor successful the United States of America who according to the Lake County State’s Attorney knows precisely what is going connected with their 19 twelvemonth aged big children and tin beryllium held criminally liable for actions taken astir 3 years later," Gomez said successful a statement.
The lawyer added that his lawsuit "continues to sympathize and consciousness unspeakable for the individuals and families who were injured and mislaid loved ones this past July 4th, but these charges are politically motivated and a distraction from the existent alteration that needs to hap successful this country."
Bobby Crimo Jr. told ABC News successful July that helium was "shocked" by the shooting.
"I had nary -- not an inkling, informing -- that this was going to happen," helium said.
Robert E. Crimo III's begetter Robert Crimo Jr., right, and parent Denise Pesina be to a proceeding for their lad successful Lake County tribunal connected Aug. 3, 2022, successful Waukegan, Ill.
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"I filled retired the consent signifier to let my lad to spell done the process that the Illinois State Police person successful spot for an idiosyncratic to get a FOID card," Crimo told ABC News this summer. "They bash inheritance checks. Whatever that entails, I'm not precisely sure. And either you're approved oregon denied, and helium was approved."
"Signing a consent signifier to spell done the process ... that's each it was," Crimo said of his involvement. "Had I purchased guns passim the years and fixed them to him successful my name, that's a antithetic story. But helium went done that full process himself."
Crimo said his lad purchased the weapons with his ain wealth and registered them successful his ain name.
Crimo Jr. surrendered to constabulary and is acceptable to look successful enslaved tribunal connected Saturday.
The Illinois State Police changed its rules for FOID paper applications successful the aftermath of the shooting.
ABC News' Alex Perez and Ivan Pereira contributed to this report.
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