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Highland Park shooting: Mexican grandfather among those killed called ‘a hardworking man that has contributed to this country.’

Chairs, bicycles, strollers and balloons were left behind at the scene of a mass shooting on the Fourth of July parade route Monday, July 4, 2022, along Central Avenue in Highland Park.

CHICAGO — Hours after a Mexican grandfather was killed and several other family members injured in the deadly shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade, several of his relatives described to the media the scene of horror they lived on a day that was supposed to be a celebration.

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