On July 5, 2022, Breitbart News reported that the alleged shooter possessed an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) card, enabling him to legally purchase guns in the state. Moreover, PBS noted that County Major Crimes Task Force’s Christopher Covelli said the alleged shooter legally purchased five guns over the course of a year.
Seven people were killed and numerous others injured during the Highland Park shooting. On Monday of this week, the alleged shooter pleaded guilty to all charges related to the shooting, then signed his name “Donald Trump” on court documents, according to the Lake and McHenry County Scanner.
Lake County Judge Victoria Rossetti asked the alleged shooter if he understood he was “waiving his right to a trial” by pleading guilty, which is when the alleged shooter signed a document to show he did understand.
The alleged shooter is scheduled to have a sentencing hearing on April 23.
AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio, a member of Gun Owners of America, a Pulsar Night Vision pro-staffer, and the director of global marketing for Lone Star Hunts. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010 and has a Ph.D. in Military History. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly: awrhawkins@breitbart.com.
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