What was supposed to be a patriotic celebration turned into a day of tragedy and fear when a gunman killed seven people and injured dozens more at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois. This is what we know about those who died.
Now, yet another community in America is grieving the loss of family and friends. Among those killed are the parents of a 2-year-old boy, two beloved grandfathers and a lifelong synagogue member.'People just falling and falling': Witnesses describe terror at Illinois parade shootingIrina and Kevin McCarthy, ages 35 and 37, were identified by the Lake County Coroner's Office on Tuesday.
"We know you join us in the deepest prayer that Jacki's soul will be bound up in the shelter of God's wings and her family will somehow find comfort and consolation amidst this boundless grief."Nicolas ToledoNicolas ToledoFather of eight and grandfather to many, Nicolas Toledo had been visiting his family in Highland Park from Mexico and was identified as a victim in Monday's shooting, an official from the state of Morelos told CNN.
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