Evening headlines for Tuesday, June 21, 2022
Here are your evening headlines for Tuesday, June 21, 2022.
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INSIDERJustice Clarence Thomas once opposed Highland Park's assault weapons ban, saying that the 'overwhelming majority' of those with the rifles use them lawfully
Thomas called the city's ban "highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes."
- Akron Beacon Journal
Apparent long-distance shot across Summit Lake hits woman in head inside her home
A 25-year-old woman was shot in the head through the front window of her Summit Lake home, the Akron Police Department said Tuesday.
- The Daily Beast
Alleged Parade Gunman Disguised Himself in Women’s Clothes, Ran Home to Mommy
Chicago TribuneThe Illinois teen accused of fatally gunning down seven people and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade dressed as a woman to disguise himself during the rampage, police announced Tuesday.Highland Park resident Robert “Bobby” Crimo, 21, “did this to conceal his facial tattoos and his identity, and help him during the escape with... other people who were fleeing the chaos,” Dep. Chief Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, said at a press
- WFXT
Woman attacked by coyote in parking lot of restaurant on North Shore
Police are investigating after a woman said she was attacked by a coyote in the parking lot of a restaurant on the North Shore.
- WTVR
Retired police officer arrested; police ID bodies found in Henrico home
Police have released the names of the two women killed inside the home where a barricade situation took place over nearly nine hours Saturday in an eastern Henrico neighborhood.
- The Hill
Doctor says Fourth of July shooting victims were ‘blown up’ from gunfire
A doctor at the scene of the shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Ill., said the victims were “blown up” from the gunfire, causing “unspeakable” injuries. David Baum and his wife, Debra Baum, attended the parade to see their grandson march with a toy lawnmower. David Baum told CNN’s John Berman…
- Charlotte Observer
Dads Against Predators members ‘lured’ man to Target before attacking him, NC cops say
The man fired a gun to try stopping the attack, officials said.
- The Daily Beast
Cops Nab ‘Person of Interest’ in July 4 Massacre at Highland Park Parade
Highland Park Police, ReutersAfter a daylong manhunt, Illinois police have taken in the “person of interest” wanted in connection with a sniper attack at a July 4 parade in Highland Park that killed six people and sent dozens more to the hospital.Authorities have not said 21-year-old Robert “Bobby” Crimo III is the suspected gunman, but before he was taken into custody, they said he was armed and dangerous.They said a North Chicago police officer spotted the car Crimo was believed to be driving
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Two people robbing a fireworks stand are shot by armed employee, Texas police say
Police said the incident is still under investigation.
- KABC – Los Angeles
Suspect arrested in alleged sexual battery inside OC storage facility
The man who attacked and sexually assaulted an Orange County woman at a storage facility was arrested over the weekend, authorities said.
- Chicago Tribune
Suspect in Highland Park shooting allegedly planned attack for several weeks before firing more than 70 rounds on parade crowd while wearing women’s clothing, police say
The man suspected of killing at least six people and injuring more than 30 others Monday morning during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park allegedly planned the attack for several weeks before he climbed a fire escape ladder and fired on the crowd from the roof of a building, authorities said at a news conference Tuesday. The suspect, Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, dressed as a woman ...
- Consequence of Sound
22-Year-Old Rapper Identified as “Person of Interest” in July 4th Highland Park Parade Shooting
A gunman opened fire on the parade, killing at least six people and injuring dozens of others. 22-Year-Old Rapper Identified as “Person of Interest” in July 4th Highland Park Parade Shooting Alex Young
- Kansas City Star
Two kids inside bounce house shot in ‘unprovoked’ attack at cookout, Indiana cops say
The suspects were said to have opened fire into the crowd of the Fourth of July cookout “with absolutely no regard for human life whatsoever.”
- WGN - Chicago
Illinois shooting suspect was ‘known to law enforcement’
The 22-year-old man is accused of opening fire at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday, killing six people and injuring dozens of others. He has posted online videos prolifically, many that foretold violence and one that appeared to dramatize a school shooting.
- Travel Noire
'Karen' Passenger Kicked Off Plane For Refusing To Sit Next To A Baby
An unruly female passenger has been kicked off a plane for refusing to sit next to a baby.
- CBS News
Drug-smuggling "drone submarines" seized for first time in Spain
Police released video of the seized drones and said each one could carry up to 200 kilograms of product.
- NextShark
Portland man charged with hate crimes for punching 5-year-old and her father because they’re ‘Japanese’
A man has been charged with bias crimes in Portland, Oregon, after allegedly attacking a man and his 5-year-old daughter because he thought they were Japanese. The victims, who came from California, were riding bikes along the Eastbank Esplanade on Saturday at around 3:45 p.m. when Dylan J. Kesterson, 34, approached them and “made comments about his perception that they were of Japanese descent,” Portland police said. After making the remark, Kesterson allegedly began hitting the 36-year-old man in the head.
- CBS-Chicago
Caught on video: Suspect in Highland Park mass shooting arrested
A source shared video of police arresting the suspected shooter in Monday's deadly mass shooting in Highland Park, after the suspect was stopped in his car in Lake Forest.
- Reuters
Exclusive-Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist, says hit was "just business"
Speaking from jail in his first comment on the case, George Degiorgio said if he had known more about Daphne Caruana Galizia - the journalist he and two others are accused of killing in 2017 - then he would have asked for more money to carry out the hit. His admission came after several attempts by Degiorgio's lawyers since 2021 to secure a pardon in return for testimony about Degiorgio's role in Caruana Galizia's murder and other alleged crimes involving prominent figures on the island. On June 22, Malta's Appeal Court rejected remaining legal challenges by Degiorgio to the murder charges against him and his brother Alfred, who is co-accused.
- WSOC
Suspects steal over $7,000 in copper wire from Lincoln County Lowe’s
A loss prevention officer said he recognized some of the suspects from other thefts at Lowe’s stores in the area.