Highland Park is emerging from the pain of the mass shooting two years ago.
On Thursday, they paid respects to those lost in the gun violence.The community brought back the Fourth of July Parade. It’s a scaled-down version with a new route that avoids the scene of the mass shooting. It is what Mayor Nancy Rotering said is the right thing at this time.About 300 residents and officials attended the remembrance ceremony, held at Edgewood Middle School.
Today, the community recommitted to supporting one another."We come forth today hoping that we as a community can remember and honor the lives lost, the people who have been impacted forevermore through grievous injuries, those who’ve been traumatized. But I also feel like we have an obligation to this community’s children, in particular.
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