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Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We are ... inconsolable’

CHICAGO — Those grieving for the Highland Park shooting victims begin the heavy task Friday of burying their loved ones.

Chicago Tribune

Could Robert Crimo’s parents face charges over Highland Park shooting?

Criminal attorney Katherine Fernandez speaks to The Independent about the likelihood that the Crimos will face charges over the 4 July massacre

The Independent UK

Attorney for parents of Highland Park shooting suspect stands down citing ‘conflict of interest’

Steve Greenberg quit as attorney on Thursday as questions mount over whether the parents will face charges

The Independent UK

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Funerals begin for Highland Park shooting victims: ‘We are ... inconsolable’

CHICAGO — Those grieving for the Highland Park shooting victims begin the heavy task Friday of burying their loved ones.

Chicago Tribune

Eight-year-old Highland Park shooting victim paralysed from the waist down, family says

Cooper Roberts, 8, is in ‘critical but stable’ condition at an Illinois hospital

The Independent UK

Robert Crimo’s family member was ‘afraid to go home’ after 2019 death threat

Illinois State Police released the redacted police report from September 2019 as officials face questions over why Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo was able to legally purchase multiple firearms

The Independent UK

Commentary: After Highland Park, we yet again tell the bloody story of mass shootings

The Independence Day mass shooting repeated a narrative our country has trained us to memorize of blood, nightmares, remembering and forgetting. First, our phones alert us to breaking news of a shooting: some wounded, some dead. News channels broadcast images of parking lots, police tape, red and blue lights flashing,…

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Highland Park suspect talked about Denmark mass shooting hours before own attack, father reveals

Father Robert Crimo Jr wants ‘long sentence’ for son and says he had ‘zero’ involvement in shooting

The Independent UK

'Taken too soon': Remembering Highland Park shooting victims

Police on Wednesday announced the name of the seventh person to die in the Highland Park parade shooting

The Independent UK

Woman under fire for telling Highland Park shooting survivor to ‘go vote’

‘Please register to vote if you haven’t already. Tell your friends too. Your generation is our last hope,’ tweeted Ann Brenoff

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting victims include both parents of toddler found wandering alone after gunfire. ‘Are Mommy and Daddy coming soon?’ boy asked grandfather

CHICAGO — Toddler Aiden McCarthy was found wandering alone in the chaotic aftermath of Monday’s mass shooting in Highland Park as strangers sought to reunite him with his family.

Chicago Tribune

Kamala Harris visits Highland Park shooting site to call for federal assault weapon ban

‘We should stand together and speak out about why it’s got to stop’

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting suspect’s house has smiley face gun mural

Robert Crimo is charged with seven counts of murder and facing the possibility of life in prison

The Independent UK

Highland Park shooting victim Steve Straus, 88, remembered as a family man who loved the arts and Chicago

CHICAGO — Steve Straus, 88, was an exceptional joke-teller, an avid reader and a “culture vulture” who enjoyed the artistic fruits of the Art Institute and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, family members said Tuesday. Energetic beyond his years, Straus commuted on Metra five days a week to his office downtown,…

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Here’s why we ran a photo of Highland Park shooting victims

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sun-Times Washington Bureau Chief Lynn Sweet was at the Highland Park parade when the shooting started, and we debated whether to use her photos of the dead. We decided to use one, and put it behind a click-to-view warning module. Here’s our reasoning.

The Guardian - US

Highland Park shooting: appeal raises $2m for toddler who lost both parents

Two-year-old Aiden McCarthy was found wandering alone but has since been reunited with his grandparents

Chicago Tribune

Death toll rises to 7 in Highland Park parade shooting; suspect allegedly planned attack for several weeks

CHICAGO — A seventh person has died in the Highland Park parade shooting attack and authorities Tuesday afternoon released the names of the six of the victims.

Chicago Tribune

Death toll rises to 7 in Highland Park parade shooting; suspect allegedly planned attack for several weeks and dressed like woman to escape

CHICAGO — At a press briefing Tuesday afternoon, authorities said a seventh person has died in the Highland Park parade attack and released the names of the six other victims.

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July 4 Parade shooting death toll rises to 7 after gunman sprays 70 rounds from rooftop

The shooter disguised himself as a woman before fleeing in his mother’s car

Chicago Tribune

Commentary: My family and I cheered at the Highland Park parade. Then gun violence shattered the joy

To my knowledge, I have never heard a semi-automatic rifle until Monday. Such a neat, orderly sound amid the terrified screams of children and families running for their lives. My family and I were in that holiday crowd in Highland Park, desperately sprinting toward safety we were not sure existed…

Chicago Sun-Times

Over $170K raised for CPS teacher, family members wounded in Highland Park shooting

CPS officials said they had been in touch with teacher Zoe Kolpack Tuesday morning as she begins her recovery.

The Independent UK

Preschool teacher and her husband shot in front of their two young children during Highland Park rampage

Zoe Kolpack and family members undergoing ‘various surgeries’ in hospital after Fourth of July parade attack

Chicago Tribune

Highland Park shooting: Woman killed was longtime North Shore synagogue employee known for ‘kindness and warmth’

CHICAGO — A woman who worked and worshipped for decades at a synagogue in Glencoe was among the victims of the deadly shooting at the Highland Park parade Monday, synagogue leaders confirmed.

Chicago Sun-Times

I was at the Highland Park Fourth of July parade. I saw the horror unfold.

I just wanted to go to this parade and enjoy the day. And then the shooting started.

Chicago Tribune

In painful, chilling detail, witnesses recount the deadly mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade

CHICAGO — The first popping noises sounded like firecrackers or maybe a gun salute honoring the American flag.

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