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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Mary Norkol

Funeral held for Highland Park parade shooting victim Kevin McCarthy, who died after shielding toddler son

Mourners greet and hug one another at the funeral for Kevin McCarthy at Donnellan Family Funeral Services in Skokie on Monday, July 18, 2022. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Cars packed the funeral home parking lot — and spilled into neighboring lots along bustling Skokie Boulevard on Monday afternoon as somber mourners entered the building.

They were there to say their final goodbyes to Kevin McCarthy, a 37-year-old husband and father who died after being shot while shielding his toddler son from bullets during the deadly Highland Park July 4 parade massacre.

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