Commentary: My family and I cheered at the Highland Park parade. Then gun violence shattered the joy
by Alyssa Smolensky, Chicago Tribune
Jul 05, 2022
3 minutes
To my knowledge, I have never heard a semi-automatic rifle until Monday. Such a neat, orderly sound amid the terrified screams of children and families running for their lives. My family and I were in that holiday crowd in Highland Park, desperately sprinting toward safety we were not sure existed anymore.
Somewhere nearby, there must have been the group of little kids who had been sitting on our left, and the elderly couple sitting behind us who waved as their grandchildren called
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