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Robert E. Crimo III was appointed a public defender and is due in court again July 28.

Heritage Foundation firearms expert Amy Swearer joins the show to discuss the Highland Park mass shooting and how it might have been averted.

Highland Park Mayor Nancy Rotering considers people who went out of their way to aid others as a gunman was firing into the crowd more than worthy of praise.

Seven people were killed and more than 30 were injured in a mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade on Monday. In the day since, numerous campaigns are being set up to help the victims and provide resources to affected families.

Several deadly mass shootings over the Fourth of July weekend have left lasting impacts all across the nation, and the Kansas City area is no exception.

HIGHLAND PARK, United States — A 21-year-old man who allegedly opened fire on a July 4 parade in a Chicago suburb while disguised in women's clothing was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder on Tuesday, prosecutors said.Robert Crimo, 21, was arrested on Monday, hours after the attack on an Independence Day crowd."There will be more charges," Lake County State's

Prosecutor said Wednesday that the suspected gunman "admitted to what he had done."

Predictably emerging from the intense investigation into the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Illinois are revelations that laws already in place to prevent such crimes failed miserably.

On the Fourth of July a man opened fire with an AR-15 in Highland Park, Illinois murdering at least seven people and injuring many more. Mayor of Highland Park Nancy Rotering joins Katie Phang to discuss. 

One way to help is by donating, whether to official community funds or verified fundraisers set up by families of those hurt or killed. Just be wary of scams, a city official warns.