Police say the man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade legally bought the high-powered rifle used in the shooting and four other weapons, despite threatening violence previously.
The gunman initially evaded capture by dressing as a woman and blending into the fleeing crowd, Covelli said.
. A local doctor and the Illinois State Rifle Association quickly challenged the liberal suburb’s stance. The legal fight ended at the U.S. Supreme Court’s doorstep in 2015 when justices declined to hear the case and let the suburb’s restrictions remain in place. The state has a so-called red flag law designed to stop dangerous people before they kill, but it requires family members, relatives, roommates or police to ask a judge to order guns seized.
Federal agents were reviewing Crimo’s online profiles, and a preliminary examination of his internet history indicated that he had researched mass killings and had downloaded multiple photos depicting violent acts, including a beheading, a law enforcement official said.
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