Discovered only during a shooting in Highland Park, a bloody two-year-old boy was orphaned by a senseless killing spree.
Aiden McCarthy was pulled out from under his father in an attack in a wealthy Chicago suburb, killing seven and wounding 46.
The stranger took him under his wing and eventually brought him into the care of his grandmothers Missha and Nina Lebebeg.
It was announced yesterday that the boy’s parents, Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35, were among those killed in the July 4 parade.
Since then, more than $1,850,000 (£1,500,000) has been raised on the GoFundMe page set up to help Aiden’s family “grow, care for and support him”.
“At the age of two, Aiden is still amazing, growing up without parents,” he said.
Aiden is cared for by his loving family and has a long road to heal, find stability and ultimately live as an orphan before him.
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“He is surrounded by friends and extended family. They hug him lovingly and go to great lengths to make sure he has everything he needs as he grows.
“On behalf of his family, with his permission, I have a caregiver who is tasked with raising, caring for and supporting Aiden as he and his support system embark on this unexpected journey. We are putting together this fundraiser to support him.”
Irina says the North Shore community has come together to “help a child we know nothing about” and “pray for the safety of his family.”
Will Acman’s largest single donation was $18,000, with anonymous donors pledging matching funds of $10,000 and $5,000, respectively.
Aiden was discovered by Lauren Silva, 38, and her friends after hearing gunshots on their way to breakfast at The Walker Brothers restaurant.
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Silva told The Daily Beast that they were being herded out of a parking lot a few blocks from the genocide when the shooting began.
He states: “When I opened the door to the stairs, I heard boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. It sounded like someone was banging on the glass door.
Silva, along with his girlfriend and son, started running towards the wounded.
“My boyfriend handed this little boy over to me and said he was under this father who was shot in the foot,” she said.
“They were trying to stop the bleeding, so I took the man to the garage.”
Aiden was wearing a pair of shoes and his socks were covered in blood. After entering the garage, he managed to wash off the blood and clean the wounds.
Sylvia later handed Aiden over to a family hiding in the garage, who took him to the hospital and then to the police.
Dana Ruder Ring, who had been caring for Aiden until 8 p.m. local time, posted an original photo of the boy to help identify him, Fox 32 Chicago reports.
Last night, the death toll from the recent mass murder in the United States rose to seven and six victims were identified.
The shooting suspect, Robert’Bobby’Climo III, was charged with seven counts of murder.
A musician known as “Awake the Rapper” was arrested after a brief police chase. He has been accused of shooting into the rooftop crowd with a powerful rifle about 10 minutes after the Independence Day parade.
According to investigators, Kurimo, 21, has been planning an attack for several weeks and was interviewed by police in 2019 after threatening to “kill everyone” in his home. ..
Four of those killed were 64-year-old Catherine Goldstein. Jacqueline Sundheim, 63; Stephen Strauss, 88; and Nicolás Toledo-Zaragosa, 78.
All of the nominated victims were from Highland Park, with the exception of Toledo Zaragoza, who was visiting family from the town from Moros, Mexico.
Toledo-Zaragoza was killed because his 23-year-old grandson, Xochil Toledo, was described as having a “family fun day.”
On the GoFundMe page to raise money for Toledo’s funeral expenses, Khochil Toledo said his grandfather was “a caring, creative, adventurous and entertaining person.” “As a family, we are broken and numb,” he added.
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Source: Metro
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