He Was Hesitant About Going to Parade, Ended Up Dead

He Was Hesitant About Going to Parade, Ended Up Dead

Newser - Crime·2022-07-06 01:00

(Newser) – Updated with the identity of a second victim. Details about the six people killed at a July 4 parade in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park are beginning to emerge. Nicolas Toledo, 76, was among those killed, and the New York Times reports his family said he didn't want to go to the parade. (The Chicago Sun-Times' version is less absolute, saying that Toledo, who used a walker, assumed there would be a large crowd and felt uncertain about attending.) Toledo suffered from disabilities that meant he needed full-time care, and since his family was attending the parade, he needed to go with them. The Times reports his family was so set on going that they set up chairs at midnight the night prior in order to secure a good viewing spot.

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