Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) attends a news conference at the Highland Park Fire Department after a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Sunday noted signs of a “white supremacy symbol” that authorities uncovered about the shooting suspect who killed seven and wounded dozens at a Fourth of July parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park last week. Pritzker told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union” that despite the link, there was not yet clear evidence of the shooter’s motive. “There were signs of this white supremacy symbol, that there is evidence obviously of someone who is, was looking to cause harm to people. We don’t exactly know whether it is focused on one particular group or another,” Pritzker said, but noted that parade attendees included many people who were Jewish and large contingents of Latino families. Police revealed last week that the suspect, Robert E. Crimo Jr., threatened to “kill everyone” at his home in 2019 leading police to confiscate knives he had collected. But the incident wasn’t enough to trigger the state’s red flag laws, because the shooter’s father claimed ownership of the knives. “There were warning signs, there’s no doubt about it. But nothing that reached the, you know, probable cause or preponderance of the evidence required for there to be a red flag,” Pritzker said.
via thehill: Illinois governor notes signs of ‘white supremacy symbol’ in parade suspect’s background