Cooper Roberts: Fundraiser held for boy seriously injured in Highland Park July 4th parade shooting
Cooper Roberts: Fundraiser held for boy seriously injured in Highland Park July 4th parade shooting
A fundraiser was held on Sunday night in Glenview to help Cooper Roberts, the boy who was shot and seriously injured in the Highland Park 4th of July parade attack. Nate Rodgers reports.
GLENVIEW, Illinois - A fundraiser was held on Sunday night in Glenview to help Cooper Roberts, the boy who was shot and seriously injured in the Highland Park 4th of July parade attack.
Those in attendance at Glenview's Whiskey River Bar & Grill, the majority strangers to the Roberts family, wanted to support as much as possible.
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"People were literally stopping by saying, ‘’We can’t come in.' They just were handing over money," said Jennifer Blumberg.
Kathy Karowsky owns the bar and organized the effort even though she does not know Cooper’s family. Karowsky hopes to raise $50,000.
Cooper Roberts returns home months after Highland Park parade shooting
Cooper Roberts, the young boy paralyzed from the waist down in the Highland Park Fourth of July parade shooting, has finally returned home after multiple surgeries and weeks of rehab.
"When you have a life full of medical treatment, and the kid is never going to be the same and everything else, they need it," Karowsky said.
Outside, kids decorated pumpkins, and kids and parents had their faces painted. There was a silent auction and lots of raffle prizes. Vendors also sold custom jewelry.
Mother of Cooper Roberts, boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting, speaks out
Cooper Roberts was shot in the back and the bullet exited his chest, according to the boy's mother Keely Roberts. Cooper has undergone multiple surgeries and is paralyzed from the waist down.
"I have five kids, I have grandkids, so it really touched me," Mark Karol said.
Now partially paralyzed, Cooper returned to school two weeks ago with his twin brother Luke after months of intense physical and occupational rehabilitation.
Seven people were killed and dozens wounded at the parade. The suspect, Robert Crimo III, is now charged facing more than a hundred counts of murder and aggravated battery.