BREAKING: Cops told in 2019 that Highland Park shooter said he'd "kill everyone"

It was revealed Tuesday afternoon that the Highland Park shooting suspect, who killed 7 people and injured over 30 others, was known to law enforcement officials.

Lake County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Christopher Covelli spoke at a press conference about the 22-year-old man, who was dressed in drag when he began his shooting spree at the July  4th Highland Park parade in Illinois.

“I’m going to relay some information from two prior instances that occurred here in Highland Park,” Covelli told the press. “The first was in April of 2019. An individual contacted Highland Park Police Department a week after learning of [the suspect] attempting suicide. This was a delayed report, so Highland Park still responded to the residence a week later, spoke with [the suspect], spoke with [the suspect’s] parents, and the matter was being handled by mental health professionals at that time, there was no law enforcement action to be taken. It was a mental health issue and handled by those professionals.

“The second occurred in September of 2019,” Covelli continued. “A family member reported that [the suspect] said he was going to kill everyone and [the suspect] had a collection of knives. The police responded to his residence, the police removed 16 knives, a dagger, and a sword from [the suspect’s] home. At that time, there was no probable cause to arrest, there were no complaints that were signed by any of the victims. The Highland Park Police Department, however, did immediately notify the Illinois State Police of the incident.”

And this is why gun control only works when there is follow-up by authorities.

The shooter had several legally purchased weapons and his case was a red flag so big, you could see it from the International Space Station.

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How many times we've heard about the warning signs that were ignored. It isn't more gun control that we need; it's more responsible action taken when the signs scream at us. Let's face it--if gun control works, Democratic-run cities like Chicago, New York City, Detroit, and Los Angeles would be the safest cities in the nation.

This shooter is clearly mentally ill and all the signs were public.

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