Hundreds of people gathered on Lake Forest’s Market Square lawn as nine local clergy members offered prayers and reflections in light of the horrific Highland Park shooting that took the lives of seven people and injured dozens of others.
Mourners gather for a community vigil in memory of the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, at Market Square Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Lake Forest.
A mourner folds her hands in prayer during a community vigil in memory of the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, at Market Square Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Lake Forest. “We are all feeling the impact,” he continued. “We are all struggling to make sense out of what is senseless.”
“I’m sad that there is now such a thing as a prayer for a mass shooting, but I am encouraged at the way people are stepping up to care for each other,” he said after the service. Area clergy gather to pray before holding a community vigil in memory of the victims of the Highland Park Independence Day parade mass shooting, at Market Square Thursday, July 7, 2022, in Lake Forest.
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