Robert is who? ‘Bobby’Crimo, aka Awake Rapper, taken into custody as Highland Park suspect

Robert Crimo III was taken into custody after six people were killed in a shooting at the Highland Park parade on July 4th. ABC7 Chicago reports.

Robert Crimo III, the person of concern, remains in custody on Tuesday morning July 5th. Here’s what we know about the suspect.

Robert is who? ‘Bobby’ Crimo?

Robert ‘Bobby’ Crimo III is a 22-year-old Illinois man who is known under the stage name, Awake the Rapper.

As per news.com.auCrimo was taken into custody as a person-of-interest in connection to Monday’s Highland Park shooting. According to the outlet, Crimo fled the scene in his silver Honda Fit following hours-long police manhunt.

Currently, Crimo remains a ‘person of interest’No charges were filed at the time this was written.

A law enforcement notice, via the same news.com.au, indicates that the suspect is connected to Rockford, De Kalb, and Elgin, Illinois.

ABC7 ChicagoReports state that a North Chicago officer saw the suspect on Route 41 and Buckley Road.

What other information do we have about the suspect?

According to the same news.com.au article, Crimo began releasing music when he was 11 years old and has received more than 16,000 Spotify streams per month. At the time this article was written, it appears that his Spotify profile has been removed.

He has released three albums named Messages, Observer and Awake the Rapper, and three tracks with his EP Brainwashed.

His song, “By the Pond”, has received more than 2 million listens.

All of his social media accounts, including YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, were taken down.

Robert’s father, Bob Crimo, is reportedly a small business owner who ran for Highland Park mayor in 2019 but lost by atwo-to-one marginto the town’s current mayor, Nancy Rotering, according to Patch.

What was the outcome of the parade?

After gaining access to a roof, a man opened fire on the crowd at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade.

The suspect was According to The Daily Mail: Eight hours after the incident, police arrested them

Six people died during the shooting, while 25 people between the age of eight and 85 suffered gunshot wounds.

Another interesting news: Bob Crimo, Suspect Robert Crimo’s father, ran once for Highland Park mayor