Prosecutors continue to share evidence in Highland Park mass shooting case

It was the first hearing in nearly three months in the case against Robert Crimo III, 22, of Highwood, who pleaded not guilty in August to the 117 criminal charges against him. It lasted barely 3 minutes before Lake County Judge Victoria Rosetti set the next hearing for May 9.

Prosecutors said since the last status hearing in November they have shared more than 10,000 pages of written documents as well as dozens of video and audio files with the alleged shooter's attorneys. The process, referred to commonly as discovery, is expected to be lengthy given the number of victims in the case.

Ashbey Beasley, a Highland Park resident who survived the mass shooting, was one of about 10 people who attended Tuesday's hearing.She said she sits in the gallery to represent her neighbors who aren't ready or able to attend the hearings, as well as to gain motivation to continue her efforts lobbying federal lawmakers to support gun reforms. Beasley said she is headed to Washington D.C. Wednesday to continue that task.

Charges against the accused shooter are 21 counts of first-degree murder, three for each of the seven people killed by gunfire; 48 counts of attempted murder; and 48 counts of aggravated battery with a firearm for each person struck by a bullet, bullet fragment or shrapnel. Officials said the accused opened fire from a rooftop at spectators in the streets below. Seven gunshot victims died and more than 50 others were injured, both by gunfire and in the rush for safety that followed.

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