A family man who loved the arts.Ī mass shooting during the Highland Park Independence Day parade claimed the lives of seven people and left some two dozen others injured, ranging in age from 8 to 85 years old. A synagogue employee known for her kindness. A father of eight and a grandfather to many. Highland Park shooting survivors and and family members, including Lauren Bennett, second from right, walk past portraits of victims at the start of a press conference held by several law firms to announce a lawsuit filed against gunmaker Smith & Wesson, online firearms distributor Bud's Gun Shop, gun retailer Red Dot Arms, alleged shooter Robert Crimo III, and his father, Robert Crimo Jr., on Sept. Vice President Kamala Harris visits Highland Park following shooting and calls for federal ban on assault weapons.Highland Park parade was not the first time a mass shooting took place in the Chicago suburbs.In painful, chilling detail they recounted how someone opened fire during an annual community celebration, killing at least six people, injuring more than two dozen and leaving an entire town traumatized. It’s a story witnesses to the deadly shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade told over and over again in the hours after the tragedy. “People were terrified, screaming,” Highland Park resident Joe Leslie said. They left behind strollers, lawn chairs, cellphones and purses. They grabbed their children under their arms and ran. Then someone screamed, “There’s a shooter.” And, in an instant, everyone understood the reality. The first popping noises sounded like firecrackers or maybe a gun salute honoring the American flag. Johns Avenue at the scene of the mass shooting on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park. Items are left behind on the ground along the parade route on St.

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