Who are the victims of the shooting near Chicago?

This was the moment when they shot at a parade on July 4 0:55 (CNN Spanish) — A day that should be a day of celebration in the United States turned into tragedy and fear when an armed man killed seven people and injured dozens more at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, near Chicago. Now, yet another community in the US is mourning the loss of family and friends. Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek read the list of names during a news conference Tuesday. Meanwhile, on Wednesday, the Cook County coroner identified the seventh deceased person, who died in the morning at Evanston Hospital. The victims are as follows: Katherine Goldstein, 64, of Highland Park Irina McCarthy, 35, of Highland Park Kevin McCarthy, 37, of Highland Park Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, of Highland Park Stephen Straus, of 88 years old, from Highland Park Nicolás Toledo-Zaragoza, 78 years old, from Morelos, Mexico
Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan, Illinois The seventh victim died at a hospital outside of Lake County, Banek told a news conference. In all, about 45 people were injured in the shooting, Deputy Chief Christopher Covelli, spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, said at the news conference. Authorities believe the shooting suspect, who was taken into custody following a manhunt Monday, climbed onto the roof of a business and opened fire on the parade about 20 minutes after it began. A total of 26 patients were received at Highland Park Hospital, said Dr. Brigham Temple, medical director of NorthShore University Health System. The patients ranged in age from 8 to 85, and four or five were children, Temple said. He also said that 19 of the 25 shooting victims were treated and released. There were gunshot wounds to the extremities, as well as to more central parts of the bodies, he added. Here’s what we know about the lives lost: Irina and Kevin McCarthy Irina and Kevin McCarthy Irina and Kevin McCarthy, who were killed in the shooting, are the parents of a young boy who was found alive, according to a family member. Irina Colon, who was related to Irina McCarthy, shared with CNN an undated photo of the couple at her wedding in Chicago. Colon said she was not at the parade and learned of the couple’s death from Irina McCarthy’s father. The couple’s 2-year-old son, Aiden, will now be cared for by family members, Colon said. A verified GoFundMe campaign Colon started said that after the shooting, community members took the boy to safety before her grandparents were located. “At two years old, Aiden finds himself in an unthinkable position; growing up without his parents,” the campaign says. “Aiden will be cared for by his loving family and he will have a long road ahead of him to heal, find stability and ultimately navigate life as an orphan. He is surrounded by a community of friends and family who will greet him with love and every means available to ensure he has everything he needs as he grows.” “On behalf of his family, and with his permission, I am establishing this fundraiser to support him and the caregivers who will be tasked with raising, caring for and supporting Aiden as he and his support system embark on this unexpected journey. ”. additional. The GoFundMe page had raised more than $827,000 by Tuesday night. Jacki Sundheim Jacki Sundheim. Jacki Sundheim was identified by her synagogue as one of the six people who died. The North Shore Israel Congregation in Glencoe said in a statement that Sundheim had been a lifelong member of the congregation and a staff member. She had been a preschool teacher and event coordinator. “There are not enough words to express the depth of our sorrow at Jacki’s death and our sympathy for her family and loved ones,” the statement said. “We know you join us in praying the deepest that Jacki’s soul is bound to the shelter of God’s wings and her family will somehow find comfort and solace in the midst of this boundless pain.” Nicholas Toledo Nicholas Toledo. Nicolás Toledo, a father of eight children and grandfather of many, was visiting his family in Highland Park from Mexico and was identified as a victim of the shooting, a Morelos state official told CNN. Mexican officials issued a press release identifying Toledo as Nicolás “N,” a common practice in Mexico where authorities use “N” for any last name on official documents, under a human rights and privacy protection law. victims. Toledo loved fishing, painting and walking with his family in the park, one of his granddaughters, Kimberly Rangel, told CNN affiliate WBBM. Toledo’s family created a GoFundMe page to raise money to repatriate him to Mexico. State and federal authorities are working to support the family with the process, according to a statement published Tuesday. “What was supposed to be a fun family day turned into a horrible nightmare for all of us,” wrote the GoFundMe organizer and one of her granddaughters, Xochil Toledo. “As a family, we are broken and numb.” She described her grandfather as a “loving man” who was “creative, adventurous and fun.” Six of Toledo’s eight children live in the United States, according to a statement from Mexican authorities. One was injured in the shooting along with two other members of the Toledo family. Stephen Straus Stephen Straus Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old man, was described by his family as being in good spirits and full of life. Straus’s grandchildren told CNN Tuesday that they had a close relationship with his grandfather, whom they saw almost every Sunday for weekly family dinners. “He was very active, he enjoyed life,” Maxwell Straus, 18, told CNN. “He attended music festivals, loved going out and rode his bike into his 80s.” Maxwell Straus said his grandfather mentioned he was attending the parade at a recent dinner. “He was very excited,” recalled Maxwell Straus. When news of the shooting broke, Maxwell’s father, Jonathan Straus, became very concerned after Stephen didn’t answer his phone. A few hours later, the hospital called to confirm his death. “It was shocking, hard to imagine,” Maxwell said. Tobias Straus, 20, told CNN that hearing the news of his grandfather’s death was “the worst thing imaginable.” “He had so much life left in him, he wasn’t ready to go by any means,” Tobias added. “This just doesn’t happen in other places, and I have no doubt that if America had better gun control, my grandfather would be alive. ” “The gun lobby and the American cultural cult of guns is deadly. It kills grandparents,” she added Katherine Goldstein Photo of Highland Park shooting victim Katherine (middle) with her daughters Cassie (l right) and Alana (left) for Cassie’s graduation in Ithaca, N.Y. (Courtesy: Craig Goldstein) Katherine Goldstein, 64, is one of the victims of the Highland Park parade shooting, police announced on Tuesday. Now her family is speaking out about what happened during the parade shooting. Goldstein was at the parade with her daughter Cassie, according to Katherine’s husband, Craig Goldstein, who rushed to the parade to try to help her daughter once received a phone call from her informing her of the shooting.”My daughter, Cassie, looked up at the roof and saw the man with the gun. She said ‘mom we have to run’ and they ran,” Goldstein told CNN. “They were running side by side when a bullet entered Katie’s chest.” Goldstein said her daughter Cassie saw her mother fall to the ground but she had a chance to say “I love you” one last time before she closed her eyes. A stranger then grabbed her daughter Cassie and told her to keep running, according to Goldstein. “I could hear Cassie in the background and she was yelling ‘! Mom is dead! Do not come’. She feared for us. He seemed unreal but he didn’t want to leave Cassie alone. I wanted to find Cassie.” Craig Goldstein told CNN that his wife was a very kind, selfless and fun person who devoted herself to her family and spent afternoons playing with her daughters. “I couldn’t imagine a better mother,” Goldstein added. “He loved going bird watching. In the spring she would go out every morning with her binoculars.” Goldstein is survived by her two daughters and her husband. What we know about the injured Barbara Medina, 46, was injured in the shooting, not by gunshots, but by the stampede when the parade-goers fled the area in an effort to escape Monday’s chaos.Barbara Medina. Medina was marching in the parade with a Community Partners for Affordable Housing (CPAH) banner when she heard gunshots, she told CNN.A sea of ​​people gathered pounced on her, so she dropped the banner, grabbed her 7-year-old daughter Caroline and her scooter, and took off running. Unfortunately, she was separated from her 12-year-old son and his father in the mad rush for leaving the area. Medina and her daughter fled down an alley but noticed her daughter slowing down behind her. She reached back to grab her and help her, but tripped over her scooter and landed hard on her left arm. She knew right away it is she was broken, she said. After arriving at a stranger’s house, Medina learned that her son and her father were safe and sheltered elsewhere. She borrowed a sling and an ice pack, and placed her arm on pillows to ease the pain. Hours later, Medina went to Skokie Hospital, a non-trauma center, to have her arm checked, and doctors diagnosed a proximal radius fracture just below her elbow. She is now in a cast from the tips of her fingers to the top of her shoulder, and she expects to be in a cast for about 6-8 weeks. Although her arm hurts, she is thankful that she and her family were not seriously injured. “I am more concerned about the children. I am thankful that we are all safe,” she said. “It will be a long healing process.” CNN’s Amanda Musa, Chris Boyette, Ana Melgar Zúñiga, Fidel Gutiérrez, Melissa Alonso and David Williams contributed to this report.