FOG BLOG U.S. NEWS LOG: ROBERT CRIMO, ON JULY 4 MASS SHOOTING FACES 7 1ST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES!

SUSPECT HAD PLANNED TO DO THE SAME UP IN MADISON WISCONSIN , WARNING WENT OUT TO AUTHORITIES THERE BUT WAS ARRESTED CLOSER TO ILLINOIS July 4 shooting suspect faces seven counts of first-degree murder Residents cheered and applauded prosecutors and police Tuesday as the alleged perpetrator of a deadly Fourth of July shooting rampage in a Chicago suburb was charged with seven counts of first-degree murder.

The accused gunman, 21-year-old Robert E. Crimo III, faces the prospect of life in prison with no chance of parole, as well as "dozens" more likely charges, said Lake County state's attorney Eric Rinehart.

Another round of whoops and cheers went up as Rinehart told a news conference, just steps from the scene of Monday's deadly shooting, that prosecutors will ask that Crimo be held without bail. "What should have been a celebration of freedom has ended in despair for our community," Rinehart said, a battery of officials, investigators and police behind him. "All of the people who died steps from here lost their freedom — all of it, every ounce of freedom that they had. The freedom to love, the freedom to learn and the freedom to live a full life. Seven people were killed and 38 people were injured Monday when a lone gunman, perched on a rooftop and disguised in women's clothing, opened fire on spectators while they were watching the Fourth of July parade pass through the core of this leafy suburb.

Upturned folding chairs, drink cups and a child's pink bicycle were still visible behind police barricades, the street lights festooned with rainbow flags and the Stars and Stripes. At the end of the street, a flagpole rose from the centre of the chaos, its massive U.S. flag hanging limply at half-mast.

"Their freedom matters too." Behind him, at the corner of Central Ave. and Green Bay Rd., the detritus of an abandoned national holiday was still visible, a testament to the moment America's patriotic fervour dissolved into panic.