THIS IS WHAT THEY WANT, BUT MOST
AVERAGE AMERICANS HATE THIS.
>> Harris: AND NOW
BREAKING NEWS, THE BOND HEARING
IS OVER FOR THAT SUSPECT IN THE
MASS SHOOTING IN HIGHLAND PARK,
ILLINOIS.
LET’S WATCH THE NEWS CONFERENCE
NOW.
>> THERE WAS PROBABLE CAUSE TO
HOLD HIM AT THIS TIME FOR SEVEN
COUNTS OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
WE HAVE FILED THESE COUNTS
ALLEGING THE INTENTIONAL KILLING
OF SEVEN INDIVIDUALS.
BASED ON THE INFORMATION THAT
THE INVESTIGATION HAS PRODUCED
SO FAR, THE JUDGE FOUND THAT THE
EVIDENCE WAS AT SUCH A LEVEL
THAT HE COULD BE HELD WITHOUT
BOND, AND ALSO THE FACT THAT IT
IS A MANDATORY LIFE SENTENCE.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS WERE
DEVELOPED DURING THAT BOND
HEARING.
I KNOW THERE WAS A POOL REPORTER
FOR THAT.
I CAN CERTAINLY ANSWER SOME
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THAT.
I WANT TO CONTINUE TO EMPHASIZE
THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING AND
ACTIVE INVESTIGATION WITH ALL OF
OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT PARTNERS.
IF ANYONE HAS ANY SURVEILLANCE
FOOTAGE WHATSOEVER OF THE
JULY 4TH HIGHLAND PARK PARADE,
LEAVE IT URGE THEM TO CONTACT
THE HIGHLAND PARK POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
THE DEPUTY CHIEF PROBABLY HAS
THE BEST PHONE NUMBER FOR THAT.
I CAN TAKE A FEW QUESTIONS.
>> Reporter: THERE’S A
QUESTION ABOUT MAYBE THE
SPONSORING THE LICENSE AFTER THE
INITIAL CONTACT WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT.
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ANY POTENTIAL
CRIMINAL CHARGES FOR OTHER
FAMILY MEMBERS, THE PARENTS,
PERHAPS? >> I DON’T WANT TO COMMENT ON
>> I DON’T WANT TO COMMENT ON
THAT.
>> Reporter: IS IT TRUE THAT
SOMEONE SIGNED OFF ON THE
APPLICATION FOR UNDER 21?
>> THAT IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE
DONE IN MANAGEMENT WOW
ADMINISTRATION.
HE CAN GET BACK TO YOU IN TERMS
OF WHETHER THAT’S BEEN DONE IN
THE PAST.
I KNOW THERE’S ANOTHER STATE IN
MICHIGAN, TOTALLY DIFFERENT SET
OF FACTS.
WE CAN GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT
BUT THAT’S NOT SOMETHING THAT I
HAVE PERSONALLY DONE WHILE I
HAVE BEEN STATE ATTORNEY.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, HIS STATEMENT WAS
VOLUNTARY.
HE WAS QUESTIONING THE HIGHLAND
PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT.
HE WAS READ HIS MIRANDA WARNINGS
AND OFFERED ATTORNEYS,
ET CETERA.
HE WENT INTO DETAIL ABOUT WHAT
HE HAD DONE.
HE ADMITTED TO WHAT HE HAD DONE.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> NO, AND I WAS ALSO ASKED THE
QUESTION IF HE SAID WHY HE DID
IT.
WE DON’T WANT TO SPECULATE ON
MOTIVES RIGHT NOW.
I’M GOING TO OR FOR THAT QUESTION TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF
>> CERTAINLY OUR INVESTIGATION
HAS GONE VERY MUCH, SO WHAT
HAPPENED AFTER THE SHOOTING,
WHAT CRIMO’S PLAN WAS,
INVESTIGATORS DID DEVELOP SOME
INFORMATION THAT IT APPEARS WHEN
HE DROVE TO MADISON HE WAS
DRIVING AROUND.
HOWEVER, HE DID SEE A
CELEBRATION OCCURRING IN MADISON
AND HE SERIOUSLY CONTEMPLATED
USING THE FIREARM HE HAD IN HIS
VEHICLE TO COMMIT ANOTHER
SHOOTING.
IN MADISON.
>> Reporter: DO YOU KNOW HOW
MUCH AMMUNITION HE HAD AT THAT
POINT?
>> APPROXIMATELY 60 ROUNDS.
>> Reporter: AT THAT POINT?
>> YES.
HIS MOTIVATION IS NECESSARILY
CLEAR.
I DON’T WANT TO GO SPECIFICALLY
INTO WHAT HE TOLD INVESTIGATORS. HOWEVER, HE HAD SOME TYPE OF
HOWEVER, HE HAD SOME TYPE OF
AFFINITY TOWARDS THE NUMBER OF 4
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE DON’T HAVE INFORMATION
THAT SUGGESTS HE PLANNED ON
DRIVING TO MADISON INITIALLY FOR
ANOTHER ATTACK.
WE BELIEVE HE WAS FOLLOWING
STOMACH DRIVING AROUND FOLLOWING
THE FIRST ATTACK AND SAW THE
CELEBRATION.
>> Reporter: WHEN HE GOT TO
MADISON, DID HE APPEAR TO MAKE A
DECISION HIMSELF TO NOT ATTACK?
>> INDICATIONS ARE HE HADN’T PUT
ENOUGH THOUGHT AND RESEARCH INTO
IT.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO
LOCATE HER YET.
>> Reporter: DO YOU KNOW
ANYTHING ABOUT THE SIGNIFICANCE
OF THE NUMBERS 4 AND 7?
>> IT APPARENTLY COMES FROM
MUSIC HE IS INTERESTED IN.
>> Reporter: WHAT ABOUT THE
WEAPONS?
WE UNDERSTAND NOW --
[INAUDIBLE]
>> IN 2020 HE BOUGHT FOUR
WEAPONS.
THE WEAPON USED IN THE JULY 4TH ATTACK, A CELTIC SUB 200, A RIM
AND CHAIN 700
, A SHOTGUN, AND IN 2020 WHEN HE
PURCHASED A GLOCK 43X, AND THAT
WAS AFTER HIS 21ST BIRTHDAY.
>>>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> I CAN’T SPEAK TO WHY HE
DECIDED TO COME BACK FROM
MADISON.
THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT HE
DIDN’T PUT ENOUGH PLANNING
FORWARD TO COMMIT ANOTHER
ATTACK.
THERE’S BEEN SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT THE FBI AND THEIR RESPONSE
IN MADISON.
THE TECHNICIANS IN MADISON.
HE DID DISPOSE OF HIS PHONE IN
MADISON.
THE MADISON AREA, IN MIDDLETON,
AND THAT PHONE HAS SINCE BEEN
RECOVERED.
>> Reporter: ARE OTHERS
COOPERATING WITH THE
INVESTIGATION?
>> I DON’T WANT TO GO INTO
LEVELS OF COOPERATION.
WE ARE WORKING TO GET THE MOST
COOPERATION WE CAN OUT OF
EVERYBODY.
>> Reporter: IN 2019, HIGHLAND
PARK NOTIFIED THE STATE POLICE
ABOUT THE KNIFE.
[INAUDIBLE]
IS THERE NOT A MECHANISM -- WHY
WASN’T THAT FLAG MONTHS LATER
WHEN HE WAS GETTING A GUN?
>> I DON’T WANT TO STICK TO
PROTOCOL OR PROCEDURE.
I BELIEVE THEY HAVE ISSUED SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT THE
DECISION-MAKING THAT WENT INTO
THAT PROCESS, AND THAT SOLELY
RESTS ON THE STATE POLICE AND I
DON’T WANT TO SPEAK TO THEIR
PROTOCOL.
>> Reporter: BUT TO YOUR
KNOWLEDGE THERE IS NOTHING IN
THEIR SYSTEM THAT HOLDS UP --
>> I DON’T HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR
SYSTEM TO EVEN KNOW THAT, SO I
REALLY DON’T WANT TO SPEAK TO
THAT.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
WAS THAT RECOVERED ON THE
GROUND, THE WEAPON THAT FELL OUT
OF THE BAG, OR WAS THE RIFLE
RECOVERED ON THE ROOF?
>> THE RIFLE USED IN THE
SHOOTING WAS RECOVERED ON THE
GROUND.
THAT’S WHEN HE DROPPED.
WE ARE STILL LOOKING TO SPEAK TO
THE WITNESS WHO SAW HIM DROP AN
OBJECT WRAPPED IN A RED BLANKET
OR A RED CLOTH.
>> Reporter: DO YOU STILL
THINK IT WAS DROPPED
INTENTIONALLY OR DROPPED
ACCIDENTALLY?
>> I DON’T WANT TO SPECULATE ON
WHY.
THEY COULD BE A LOT OF REASONS
WHY.
I DON’T WANT TO SPECULATE.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> ALL OF THE SHOOTING WAS DONE
ON THE ROOF.
>> Reporter: YOU KNOW WHAT
WEAPONS HE HAD IN MADISON,
WISCONSIN?
>> THE CELTIC SUB 200 IS WHAT HE
HAD IN MADISON.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU DESCRIBE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT SERVICES
WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE
HIGH SCHOOL?
>> ABSOLUTELY.
THE FBI VICTIM SERVICE RESPONSE
TEAM ARE OPENING THEIR FAMILY
ASSISTANCE CENTER TODAY AT NOON.
THAT WILL BE OPEN AT THE
HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
IT’LL BE OPEN FROM NOON?
9:00 P.M.
IT’S FOR ANYBODY IMPACTED,
PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, BY THE
EVENTS THAT HAPPENED IN HIGHLAND
PARK. TOMATO AND FRED IT’LL BE
OPEN AND THEREAFTER AS NEEDED.
ADDITIONALLY, PERSONAL EFFECTS
ON.
DROUGHT ARE BEING EVALUATED BY
THE FBI, THE EVIDENCE RESPONSE
TEAM.
THAT WILL TAKE A BIT OF TIME.
THE PERSONAL EFFECTS THAT WERE
ON CENTRAL BETWEEN SECOND AND
GREEN BAY SHOULD BE AVAILABLE
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THOSE WHO
WANT TO COLLECT THEIR PROPERTY
THAT WAS LEFT IN THOSE AREAS.
HIGHLAND PARK HIGH SCHOOL.
>> Reporter: DURING THE BOND
HEARING, THERE WERE SOME DETAILS
ABOUT HOW THE SHOOTING HAPPENED,
THE FACT THAT HE RELOADED.
CAN YOU SUMMARIZE WHAT WAS SAID
IN THE BOND HEARING?
>> Harris: FROM THE BOND
HEARING WE LEARNED QUITE A BIT
FROM THE PROSECUTOR AND YOU JUST
SAW THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF WHO
WE HAVE BEEN SEEING DAILY NOW
SINCE THE MASS SHOOTINGS.
THERE WAS SOME SORT OF
FASCINATION WITH THE
NUMBERS 4 AND 7, EVEN FOR THAT
AND THAT IS 7/4, JULY 4TH.
THEY ARE PIECING TOGETHER A CASE
AND THAT’S HAPPENING IN THE OPEN
AND NONE OF IT BECOMES CONCRETE
BECAUSE IT’S ALL GOING TO BE
ADJUDICATED.
BUT I’M JUST GIVING YOU SOME OF
THE THINGS THAT SEEM TO POP OUT.
APPARENTLY THE SUSPECT DROVE
AROUND AND SAW THAT THERE WAS A
JULY 4TH EVENT IN MADISON AND
THOUGHT HE MIGHT STOP THERE.
AT THAT POINT HE HAD ABOUT 60
ROUNDS LEFT.
HE DIDN’T, SO THERE WERE A LOT
OF REPORTER QUESTIONS YOU SAW IT
THEN ABOUT WHAT DETERRED HIM
FROM DOING THAT.
THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF SAID HE
DIDN’T FEEL LIKE HE WAS
PREPARED.
WE DO KNOW THAT HE HAD CONFESSED
RIGHT AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED, TO
AUTHORITIES.
IN THE BIG QUESTION TODAY FROM
REPORTERS, AS WELL, WHY DID HE
DO THIS?
HAS ANYBODY HAD A CHANCE TO GET
THAT ANSWER?
THE DEPUTY POLICE CHIEF SAID NO.