Highland Park shooting suspect posted gaming videos of Call of Duty
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Call of Duty came under hot waters after it was revealed that the suspect of the Highland Park shooting uploaded videos of the game.
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Highland Park shooter posted videos of Call of Duty
Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, the person of interest, who allegedly shot the crowd in a Chicago suburb on Monday, posted videos of playing Call of Duty.
It was concluded that Crimo was interested in violence after analyzing the thousands of messages he posted on social media.
The 21-year-old young man also shared clips of his gaming avatar shooting his opponents from rooftops. The virtual scene was eerily similar to the bloody massacre that took place in Illinois on the fourth of July.
In the gaming videos, gunshots can be heard with players laughing, yelling, and directing one another. The voice of Crimo remains unclear in the clip.
Regardless it seems like Crimo had turned his virtual gaming character into reality when he stood on a rooftop and opened fire ‘sniper-style’ during the Independence Day parade.
Crimo took the lives of seven innocent people with his Smith & Wesson rifle and left 47 wounded. He is presently charged with seven counts of first-degree murder with dozens more charges expected.
After Crimo was taken into custody Christopher Covell of the Ake County Major Crime Task Force released a statement over his arrest.
He said, ‘It is believed that this particular person was the one who was responsible for what took place.’
Covelli added that the cops tracked Crimo because of a ‘significant amount of digital evidence.’
There is a fair amount of evidence. Multiple real life shooters have had a fixation on the game. Newtown shooter. Also the recent elementary school shooter.
— vincent kang (@vincentkangnow) July 7, 2022
Robert Crimo’s history of posting violent graphic videos online
According to recent reports, Robert Crimo uploaded numerous graphical content on his Discord server.
Once he shared an image of Budd Dwyer, a politician who took his life during a live press conference.
We talk about mental health but then allow the promotion of these games and allow kids to spend a hours a day on them
— louerosa (@louerosa) July 7, 2022
Furthermore, he posted several clips and violent pictures of people dying.
Crimo also had an account on an online forum called Documenting Reality, where users share content displaying the aftermath of violence.
There is a correlation of violence in video games and society. Iam from a generation where firearms were very accessible. Three rifles were racked in my bedroom when I was a teenager and it was not uncommon. I grew up in an urban setting. No gun violence. The culture is the cause
— andrewpanciott@gmail.com (@kidcopper1) July 7, 2022
Jared Holt, a member of the Atlantic Council mentioned, ‘It was pretty clear that this suspect had a history online of glorifying and fantasizing about violence. To me, that sends a red flag on top of a red flag.’
Crimo is also a rapper who performs under the name Awake the Rapper. His fascination with violence can be seen in his music which he regularly published on Spotify and YouTube.
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