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- The Daily Beast
Great-Grandpa Sitting in Walker Cut Down by Parade Sniper
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- CBS-Chicago
Police identify Robert E. Crimo as the Highland Park July 4th mass shooting suspect.
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- The Daily Beast
She Went Out for Pancakes—and Rescued Blood-Smeared Toddler at Highland Park Parade
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GOP Illinois governor hopeful apologizes after calling for people to ‘move on’ after shooting
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