Robert Crimo III, the suspected gunman in the Highland Park mass shooting in Illinois, have retained attorneys and released a statement Tuesday afternoon.
According to a series of tweets posted by Steve Greenberg, a criminal defense attorney at Greenberg Trial Lawyers, the family of Crimo has asked the law firm to represent them after reaching out on Monday. "The parents of the accused Highland Park shooter have retained us to represent them," Greenberg tweeted. "They wish that we share the following: ‘We are all mothers and fathers, sisters and brothers, and this is a terrible tragedy for many families, the victims, the paradegoers, the community and our own,’" the tweets continued. "‘Our hearts, thoughts, and prayers go out to everybody.’ The parents request that all respect their privacy as they try to sort thru this tragedy." Attorneys Tom Durkin and Josh Herman have been chosen to represent the Crimo family, according to Greenberg.
Durkin told FOX 32 Chicago that he spoke to the family briefly by phone on Tuesday and would not comment further until after Crimo’s arraignment, which is scheduled for Wednesday.
Crimo is accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago on Monday, killing seven people and wounding 30 others.