Opening statements begin on Monday in the Highland Park Parade Shooting Trial

The opening statements begin on Monday in the Highland Park Parade Shooting Trial.

Last week, 12 jurors and six alternatives were selected in the murder process against Robert Crimo III, which is accused, killed seven people and dozens more in a wounded At the parade on July fourth by Highland Park in 2022.

The jury comprises a man who owns a trucking company, a hospice nurse, a part -time student who dreams of becoming a fireman and paramedic, and a woman whose great -grandfather shot two police officers in 1916.

The shooting suspect did not take part in the last selection of the jury on Wednesday. During the The first two days of selecting the juryHe was on trial in the first half, but did not return every day after the lunch break.

The suspect does not have to be in court to get ahead to advance.

Most of the 48 survivors are expected to be during the experiment, which is expected to take 3 to 5 weeks.

Those who were killed in the shootout belonged to 64-year-old Katherine Goldstein. 35-year-old Irina McCarthy, 37-year-old Kevin McCarthy, 63-year-old Jacquelyn Sundheim, 88-year-old Stephen Straus, 78-year-old Nicolas Toledo-Zaragozaand 69-year-old Eduardo Uvaldo.

The suspect rejected A plea Last summer.

For everyone who needs support during the process, the United Way of Lake County offers help around the clock by choosing 211.