Posted on 07/05/2022 5:39:08 PM PDT by bitt
The slain victims of Monday’s Highland Park parade massacre include a married couple in their 30s who left behind a 2-year-old son – who’d been found under his dead father during the mayhem.
Irina McCarthy, 35, and her husband Kevin McCarthy, 37, were at the parade with their toddler Aiden when a gunman disguised in women’s clothing opened fire on the Fourth of July celebration, turning the typically joyous event into a blood-soaked nightmare, officials said.
The couple were among seven innocent people shot dead during the mayhem.
Their son was discovered under the body of his mortally wounded father by a fleeing passer-by, according to the Daily Beast.
“My boyfriend handed me this little boy and said he was underneath this father who was shot in the leg,” Lauren Silva, 38, recalled. “They were trying to stop the bleeding, so I brought the boy downstairs into the garage.”
“He kept asking if mom and dad are going to come back soon,” she said.
A GoFundMe page has now been set up in the child’s honor by friends of Irina.
“In the aftermath of the Highland Park, IL shootings on July 4, the North Shore community rallied to help a boy who we knew nothing about. We took him to safety under tragic circumstances, came together to locate his grandparents, and prayed for the safety of his family,” the fundraiser states.
“Sadly, I need to share his name…Aiden McCarthy. And he needs more of our help. His parents Irina & Kevin were killed during the July 4 shooting. At two years old, Aiden is left in the unthinkable position; to grow up without his parents.”
The child is currently under the care of Irina’s parents, Misha and Nina Levberg, the fundraiser stated.
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That will require an effective red flag law and there are more than a few people that are opposed to red flag laws of any kind.
That sonofabitch that did this needs to be executed.
I would like to know why he was kicked out, too. The obvious questions don’t seem to have been asked. Why weren’t they asked, or if asked, why no answer? Anyone else witness him getting the boot?
Or was this article just to give a chance for the Mayor to get quoted?
Yes, very sad.
What happened to the death penalty in mass murders?
“So glad the kid will have a future now. ...”
You forget this is ILLINOIS. Case workers and DCF will rule on this. Don’t expect the grandparents to have ‘true’ control.
If we would hang this punk instead of letting the libs pull their root causes crap and come after gunowners, we might start to turn this around.
Crimo should be flogged publicly then pilloried out all day and hanged before dark. Then his head should be cut off and impaled on a spear for people to see for a few weeks.
Impossible? It happened here in the USA and in the Midwest of all places. “Big Harpe” , of Cave-In-Rock fame, head was displayed near Henderson Kentucky on a public street after execution. The Harpe brothers were cutthroats and serial killers who hung out with other scum waylaying , raping, murdering and robbing flatboat traffic on the Mississippi and other rivers in the area.
As I get older I see less wisdom in the law we have that punishments cannot in any way be cruel or unusual…I think they only need to be just.
PS Big Harpe wasn’t pilloried and hung but Simply shot then his head cut off and displayed on a Pike, the others were my ideas.
http://www.kykinfolk.com/muhlenberg/history/harpes.htm
Prayers for Aiden McCarthy.
Illinois has red flag laws, and it was used against this guy a couple of years ago when he was threatening people. But there's a limit as to what the laws can do.
It’s up to $1,481,600.
It goes back to the fact that criminals do not obey laws because they want to commit crimes. A red flag law might have stopped him from buying a gun legally in his State, but it can’t stop him from obtaining a weapon illegally.
We are finding out now that this guy had other run ins with the law and also made threats to kill people before . He has many freakish videos out there too.
All of that should have been a red flag. But is wasn’t.
No if the state has no death penalty.
That precious little boy is one of the most adorable kids I’ve ever seen. Glad he has good family around him. I hope for him to one day have a wonderful wife & kids. No
No no
I’m sure the poster meant it was “awesome” that so many were willing to donate to help this child and his remaining family as a result of this tragedy. At least that is the interpretation I had of that comment.
“ Makes you wish Chicago normal folks could carry for self defense.”
CCW is legal in Chicago and has been for years.
L
There’s 1 million of him that came out of Cambodia after they were disarmed I have extended family from there there’s many millions like him that came out of China after they were disarmed.... you are a tool
The State won't execute him...
The monster who did this would love to see pictures of his victims. He’s evil - he rejoices in the misery and pain he caused. The best thing to put in his cell would be pictures of happy loving families enjoying life together... Christmas - Easter - barbecues, birthday parties...
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