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Some former classmates of Robert Crimo III were shocked. Others saw the writing on the wall.
Pilar Melendez
Kate Briquelet
UpdatedJul. 06, 202210:32AM ET/PublishedJul. 05, 20229:04PM ET
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WhenHighland ParkMayor Nancy Rotering on Tuesday revealed that she knewRobert “Bobby” Crimo, the 21-year-old accused of indiscriminately raining gunfire on a peacefulJuly 4 paradein an attack that killed seven and injured dozens more, she expressed shock that a “little boy” from the cub scouts would somehow become a mass killer.
But some of the people who grew up with Crimo—a lanky aspiring YouTube rapper festooned with tattoos, his music riddled with violent imagery—said they saw disturbing warning signs.
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“There were lots of red flags with him,” one former Highland Park High School classmate told The Daily Beast. “I told my teacher I didn’t want…
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