Highland Park gathers to remember parade shooting victims, push for change
Hundreds of people gathered to mark the one year since seven Fourth of July paradegoers were shot and dozens of others were wounded in a mass shooting. It was a somber Fourth of July for the residents of Highland Park, Illinois, as they gathered to mark one year since the mass shooting that took the lives of seven revelers and wounded dozens of others. Hundreds of people joined dignitaries, including U.S. senators Tammy Duckworth and Dick Durbin and Gov. JB Pritzker, outside city hall on Tuesday to mark a moment of silence at 10:14 a.m., the time when the mass shooting occurred. MORE: July 4 Highland Park parade shooting: Remembering the victims 1 year later They then marched north on a memorial walk that organizers said was done not only to honor the victims but reclaim the day and the parade from the tragedy. Residents join the community walk in Highland Park, Ill., July 4, 2023. Grace Hauck/USA TODAY NETWORK "I am so proud of how our community has supported one another during...