![]() Later, Biden held a moment of silence for the victims during the entertainment portion of the event. “You all heard what happened today. But each day, we're reminded there's nothing guaranteed about our democracy, nothing guaranteed about our way of life,” he said during an initial appearance at the BBQ. ![]() Harris’ comments came after Biden offered a fairly muted response to the shooting during the White House Independence Day celebration. Because I know who you are,” she told the crowd. She added that Congress needs to stop “protecting those gun manufacturers with the liability shield.” There is no reason that we have weapons of war on the streets of America. “An assault weapon is designed to kill a lot of human beings quickly. “Congress needs to have the courage to act and renew the assault weapons ban,” Harris said. "As we go forward in the courtroom and in the community, we must do everything we can to make sure that the horror that marked these streets, that echoed from these buildings never happens again," he said. Rinehart also called for a ban on assault weapons in "Illinois and beyond." "The goal of this tool is to ensure the safety of the individual and those around him. It allows courts to temporarily remove guns and prevent the purchase of new guns by individuals who pose a significant risk," he explained. Rinehart highlighted the need to raise more awareness for the Illinois Firearm Restraining Order, a red flag law. ![]() "What should have been a celebration of freedom has ended in despair for our community. All of the people who died, steps from here, lost their freedom. All of it. Every ounce of freedom that they had. The freedom to love, the freedom to learn and the freedom to live a full life.Their freedom matters too. We must do more, as we think and reflect on their freedom on this July 5," Rinehart said during a news conference Tuesday evening. The couple's 2-year-old son, Aiden, will now be cared for by family members, Colon said.Ī verified GoFundMe campaign that Colon began said that in the aftermath of the violence, the young child was taken to safety by community members before his grandparents were located. Irina Colon, who was related to Irina McCarthy, shared an undated photo with CNN of the couple at their wedding in Chicago.Ĭolon said she was not at the parade and found out about the couple's death from Irina McCarthy's father. Irina and Kevin McCarthy, who were killed in the shooting, are the parents of a toddler who was found alive after the parade shooting, according to a family member. Now, yet another community in America is grieving the loss of family and friends: Among them, the parents of a 2-year-old boy. What was supposed to be a day of national celebration turned into a day of tragedy and fear when a gunman killed seven people and injured dozens of others at a July Fourth parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Tobias Straus, 20, told CNN that hearing the news of his grandfather's death was the "the worst thing imaginable to happen.” "It was shocking, hard to imagine," Maxwell said. When news about the shooting surfaced, Maxwell's father, Jonathan Straus, grew very worried after Stephen failed to answer his phone.Ī few hours later, the hospital called to confirm his death. "He was very excited," Maxwell Straus recalled. Maxwell Straus said that his grandfather mentioned he was going to the parade during a recent dinner. "He attended music festivals, loved to get outside, and biked into his 80s." "He was very active, he enjoyed life," Maxwell Straus, 18, told CNN. Straus’ grandsons told CNN on Tuesday they had a close relationship with their grandfather who they saw almost every Sunday for weekly family dinners. Stephen Straus, an 88-year-old man identified by authorities as one of the seven victims killed in the Highland Park, Illinois, July Fourth parade mass shooting, was described by his family as good humored and full of life.
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