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Highland Park shooting suspect considered carrying out a second attack in Madison, Wisconsin, police said. - Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said the suspect drove to the Wisconsin town after the
Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting.
The 21-year-old Highland Park, Illinois, Fourth of July parade shooting suspect considered carrying out a second attack in Madison, Wisconsin, authorities alleged on Wednesday.
Lake County Major Crime Task Force spokesman Christopher Covelli said during a press briefing on Wednesday that following the shooting in Highland Park in which seven people were killed and dozens of others were injured, the shooting suspect drove toward Madison.
Covelli said that the suspect considered carrying out a second attack at a "celebration" in Madison but chose to turn around and drive back to the Chicago suburbs instead because he hadn't fully planned an attack.
Covelli said the suspect had planned to use one of the firearms still in his car, including a Kel Tec Sub 200, a Remington 700, a shotgun, and a Glock.
The shooting suspect's cellphone was dropped in Middleton, Wisconsin, and was later recovered by the FBI, Covelli said.
Covelli said that he could not reveal exactly how the suspect confessed to these details but said they came to light during the investigation and police questioning following the event.
The shooting suspect was formally charged with seven counts of first-degree murder at a bond hearing in Lake County, Illinois circuit court Wednesday. Prosecutors have said there will be "dozens" more charges brought against the suspect.
"Many more charges coming in the coming weeks," Eric Rinehart, the Lake County State Attorney, said at the press conference. He added that all of the charges will likely be released at the same time.
The suspect is being held with without bail or bond at Lake County Jail because he is a "present threat to the community," Judge Theodore S. Potkonjak said at the suspect's bond hearing Wednesday.
The suspect will remain in jail until his next hearing date on July 28.