Posted on 07/06/2022 3:09:08 PM PDT by Borges
The parents of the 2-year-old boy found in the chaotic aftermath of the Highland Park parade shooting were identified Tuesday as Kevin and Irina McCarthy.
The boy, Aiden, was unharmed in the massacre, according to a fundraiser verified by GoFundMe. He will be cared for by family members.
“Aiden is left in the unthinkable position; to grow up without his parents,” the page says. “He will have a long road ahead to heal, find stability, and ultimately navigate life as an orphan. He is surrounded by a community of friends and extended family that will embrace him with love, and any means available to ensure he has everything he needs as he grows.”
Irina McCarthy’s father, Michael Levberg, told the Chicago Sun-Times that Kevin died protecting his son.
“He had Aiden under his body when he was shot,” Levberg told the newspaper. Hours later, when Levberg picked up Aiden at the Highland Park police station, the little boy told him: “Mommy and Daddy are coming soon.”
“They were crazy about their child,” Levberg added, his voice breaking, the newspaper reported. “They were planning two.”
Irina, 35, and Kevin, 37, were graduates of DePaul University in Chicago, the university said Tuesday night.
“We extend our prayers to their families, particularly their son Aiden, and all of those who have been affected by this senseless tragedy,” DePaul spokesman Russell Dorn said in an email.
Irina earned a bachelor of science in finance in 2009; Kevin earned the same degree two years later, according to Dorn.
Kevin McCarthy worked with Jaguar Gene Therapy, the Illinois company’s chief executive said in an email to employees, according to NBC Chicago. CEO Joe Nolan wrote that Kevin was a “star employee” with an “incredible work ethic.”
“Outside of work he was a very proud dad and devoted husband who adored his family,” Nolan wrote, according to the station. “We will miss him tremendously.”
Other victims killed at the holiday parade have been identified by police as Katherine Goldstein, 64; Jacquelyn (Jacki) Sundheim, 63; Stephen Straus, 88; and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78.
Hope there are good relatives who can raise the child.
...and not steal all his money...
His maternal grandparents have him. I’m sure they won’t.
“He had Aiden under his body when he was shot, Levberg told the newspaper.
Hours later, when Levberg picked up Aiden at the Highland Park police station,
the little boy told him:
“Mommy and Daddy are coming soon.”
The poor little guy was found just walking around, alone. Very sad!
I propose a solution to this problem. All mass murders once convicted be immediately fed slowly thru Uda Hussain’s plastic shredder alive. No more life in prison or 1000 appeals!
Prayer's for this child. It is horrible.
"It was three justices named by one President — Donald Trump — who were the core of today’s decision to upend the scales of justice...
"It’s a realization of an extreme ideology..."
Have friends who had to run for their lives at that parade.
This story shatters my heart.
All other words fail.
All good fathers would do same for their children. Prayers for the son... may Almighty God protect him, bless him, and keep him from all further harm.
What a great little guy.
Feet first, so they see what's coming and suffer like hell.
Thankfully he will not remember these events.
This entire episode is truly just heartbreaking.
The shooter needs to be ended - period.
And of course the same system which has gruesomely tortured 70 Million babies to death, uses these episodes to bring us all closer to what will be an intended WWII genocide, only bigger.
But hey, gotta get that global population down to between 200-500 million people some how.
I remember all kinds of events, and even some detail, from when I was younger than this little guy.
horribly sad
and the parents and law enforcement must be held accountable. Of course there’s zero chance of the latter happening.
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