Two-year-old Boy Rescued After Parents Killed in July 4 Shooting
2022-07-08
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1On July 4, strangers found a small boy covered in blood just after a shooting attack started in Highland Park in the Midwestern U.S. state of Illinois.
2The boy was taken to a nearby home and kept safe until officials were able to find his grandparents.
3The attack took place as crowds were gathered at an Independence Day Parade.
4Greg Ring ran from the place of the shooting with his wife and three children.
5That is when a stranger found him and handed him a small boy covered in blood.
6Ring said the boy was saying "mommy" and "daddy" and pointing in the direction of the parade where six people were killed and many more were hurt.
7Later, a seventh person died of their wounds.
8Ring took the boy back to the area of the parade, but police told him to go away because it was not safe.
9He then brought the boy to a local fire station.
10The firefighters were not able to care for the child, Ring said, because "they were getting ready for war."
11He meant they were getting ready to care for the victims of the shooting.
12Ring took the boy inside, where the Rings cleaned off the blood and let him watch television.
13After the boy's photo was sent around on social media, people were able to find out his name: Aiden McCarthy.
14His parents, 37-year-old Kevin and 35-year-old Irina, were dead.
15Aiden had been found covered in his parents' blood.
16A family member said Irina's parents would take care of the boy.
17A friend, Irina Colon, started a fundraising website for Aiden.
18On it, she wrote: "Aiden...will have a long road ahead to heal...and navigate life as an orphan."
19So far, people have given more than $2 million.
20One of the people who gave money wrote: "Aiden, my heart is breaking for you."
21Ring said he is still trying to understand what happened on July 4.
22He said he does not want to be thought of as a hero and he did what anyone else would have done.
23He feels as if he and his family are lucky to be alive.
24"I have not slept for a minute the last two nights," he said, adding "it is nothing short of a miracle that the five of us - me, my wife and my three kids - one of us or all of us isn't dead. I do not understand. Everybody around us was hit or got shot."
25In the three days since the shooting on America's Independence Day, the five other victims were identified.
26They are: Katherine Goldstein, Stephen Strauss, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza and Eduardo Uvaldo.
27Officials said some of the injured remain in serious condition.
28The top lawyer for Lake County, Illinois, is Eric Rinehart.
29Robert Crimo III has been identified as the suspected shooter.
30Reports said Rinehart plans to bring attempted murder charges against Crimo for each person who was hurt.
31I'm Dan Friedell.
1On July 4, strangers found a small boy covered in blood just after a shooting attack started in Highland Park in the Midwestern U.S. state of Illinois. 2The boy was taken to a nearby home and kept safe until officials were able to find his grandparents. 3The attack took place as crowds were gathered at an Independence Day Parade. Greg Ring ran from the place of the shooting with his wife and three children. That is when a stranger found him and handed him a small boy covered in blood. 4Ring said the boy was saying "mommy" and "daddy" and pointing in the direction of the parade where six people were killed and many more were hurt. Later, a seventh person died of their wounds. 5Ring took the boy back to the area of the parade, but police told him to go away because it was not safe. He then brought the boy to a local fire station. The firefighters were not able to care for the child, Ring said, because "they were getting ready for war." He meant they were getting ready to care for the victims of the shooting. 6Ring took the boy inside, where the Rings cleaned off the blood and let him watch television. After the boy's photo was sent around on social media, people were able to find out his name: Aiden McCarthy. His parents, 37-year-old Kevin and 35-year-old Irina, were dead. Aiden had been found covered in his parents' blood. 7A family member said Irina's parents would take care of the boy. 8A friend, Irina Colon, started a fundraising website for Aiden. On it, she wrote: "Aiden...will have a long road ahead to heal...and navigate life as an orphan." So far, people have given more than $2 million. 9One of the people who gave money wrote: "Aiden, my heart is breaking for you." 10Ring said he is still trying to understand what happened on July 4. He said he does not want to be thought of as a hero and he did what anyone else would have done. 11He feels as if he and his family are lucky to be alive. 12"I have not slept for a minute the last two nights," he said, adding "it is nothing short of a miracle that the five of us - me, my wife and my three kids - one of us or all of us isn't dead. I do not understand. Everybody around us was hit or got shot." 13In the three days since the shooting on America's Independence Day, the five other victims were identified. They are: Katherine Goldstein, Stephen Strauss, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza and Eduardo Uvaldo. Officials said some of the injured remain in serious condition. 14The top lawyer for Lake County, Illinois, is Eric Rinehart. Robert Crimo III has been identified as the suspected shooter. Reports said Rinehart plans to bring attempted murder charges against Crimo for each person who was hurt. 15I'm Dan Friedell. 16Dan Friedell adapted this story for Learning English based on reports by the Associated Press. 17________________________________________________________________________ 18Words in This Story 19stranger- n. someone who you have not met before or do not know 20navigate -v. to find the way to where you are trying to go; to deal with things or figure them out 21orphan - n. a child whose parents are dead 22miracle -n. an unusual or wonderful event that is believed to be caused by the power of God 23_______________________________________________________________________ 24What do you think of this story? We want to hear from you. 25We have a new comment system. Here is how it works: 26Write your comment in the box. 27Under the box, you can see four images for social media accounts. They are for Disqus, Facebook, Twitter and Google. 28Click on one image and a box appears. Enter the login for your social media account. Or you may create one on the Disqus system. It is the blue circle with "D" on it. It is free. 29Each time you return to comment on the Learning English site, you can use your account and see your comments and replies to them. Our comment policy is here.