The accused Highland Park Fourth of July gunman painted a chilling mural of a smiley-face figure brandishing a rifle on the wall of his mom’s home, The Post learned Wednesday.
The revelation of the creepy image emerged as Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo’s mom, Denise, was spotted looking downcast outside her Highland Park home Wednesday afternoon — just days after her son’s alleged Independence Day slaughter.
The eerie mural, painted on the outside back wall of the house, shows the character with a yellow happy face for a head clutching what appears to be a high-powered rifle.
It wasn’t immediately clear when Crimo painted the mural.
His father, Bob Crimo, told The Post on Wednesday that the 21-year-old was just “expressing his art” with the image and that it “didn’t really mean anything.”
Meanwhile, Denise, who is said to be struggling in the wake of her son’s alleged massacre, kept her head down as she emerged from the home Wednesday.
Denise’s estranged husband said she was feeling “horrible” after their son allegedly opened fire on the innocent parade-goers, killing seven and injuring more than 40 others.
Authorities said Crimo’s horrific crime was pre-meditated and that he’d planning it for weeks, but his dad said his son had made no mention of his sick plans.
The accused Highland Park Fourth of July gunman painted a chilling mural of a smiley-face figure brandishing a rifle on the wall of his mom’s home, The Post learned Wednesday.
The revelation of the creepy image emerged as Robert E. “Bobby” Crimo’s mom, Denise, was spotted looking downcast outside her Highland Park home Wednesday afternoon — just days after her son’s alleged Independence Day slaughter.
The eerie mural, painted on the outside back wall of the house, shows the character with a yellow happy face for a head clutching what appears to be a high-powered rifle.
It wasn’t immediately clear when Crimo painted the mural.
His father, Bob Crimo, told The Post on Wednesday that the 21-year-old was just “expressing his art” with the image and that it “didn’t really mean anything.”
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo painted gun mural on mom’s home
Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo painted gun mural on mom’s home
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