Highland Park Parade Shooting Suspect Indicted on Over 100 Charges by Illinois Grand Jury

Mar. 15, 2025

Aftermath of parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022.Photo: TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Mandatory Credit: Photo by TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13017697o) Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a 4th of July celebration and parade in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, 04 July 2022. A gunman opened fire as people gathered to watch a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing at least six people and injuring dozens. Highland Park, Illinois, USA 4th of July parade shooting - 04 Jul 2022

The man accused of orchestrating theFourth of July parade mass shooting in Highland Park, which killed seven people and injured dozens of others, has been indicted on 117 counts, according to prosecutors in Lake County, Illinois.

The alleged shooter will next appear in court in person on Aug. 3 at 11 a.m. local time for his arraignment, per the news release.

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The aftermath of Monday’s parade shooting in Highland Park, Illinois.TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock

Mandatory Credit: Photo by TANNEN MAURY/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock (13017697o) Law enforcement officers investigate the scene of a mass shooting at a 4th of July celebration and parade in Highland Park, Illinois, USA, 04 July 2022. A gunman opened fire as people gathered to watch a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois, killing at least six people and injuring dozens. Highland Park, Illinois, USA 4th of July parade shooting - 04 Jul 2022

The suspect has been held without bail since being arrested during a traffic stop hours after the mass shooting occurred,CNNreported.

Prosecutors have said that he admitted to the shooting after his arrest, perCBS News.

If he is convicted on the first-degree murder charges, the suspect faces a maximum sentence of life in prison, according to CNN.

Those killed during the mass shooting have been identified as Katherine Goldstein, 64; Irina McCarthy, 35; Kevin McCarthy, 37; Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63; Stephen Straus, 88; Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78; and Eduardo Uvaldo, 69.

source: people.com

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