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8-year-old Cooper Roberts had popsicle, went outside for first time while he continues to recover after Highland Park shooting

Cooper Roberts, the boy who was shot in the Highland Park parade shooting, went outside and had a popsicle for the first time on Thursday since he was hospitalized. Roberts, 8, suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed. He was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago where he remains. Family […]

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‘Please keep sending love’: 8-year-old boy paralyzed in Highland Park shooting now in ‘very critical’ condition

The 8-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed in the Highland Park parade shooting is now in “very critical condition” after previously waking up yesterday. Cooper Roberts, 8, suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed. He was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago where he remains. Cooper underwent a procedure […]

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8-year-old boy shot in Highland Park parade back in critical condition and will undergo 7th surgery

The 8-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed after the Highland Park parade is back in critical condition and he will undergo his seventh surgery to repair his esophagus, a spokesperson said Tuesday. A spokesperson for the Roberts family said Cooper Roberts, 8, is back in critical condition, according to ABC7 Chicago. He had a […]

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8-year-old boy shot in Highland Park parade is now conscious, wants to see his twin brother and dog

The 8-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed after the Highland Park parade is now conscious and his condition has improved, a spokesperson said Friday. He has been asking to see his twin brother and his dog. A spokesperson for the Roberts family said Cooper Roberts, 8, is now in serious condition, according to ABC7 […]

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8-year-old boy paralyzed, in critical condition after Highland Park mass shooting

A fundraiser raised over $300,000 for a Zion school superintendent and her two sons, who were injured during the Highland Park mass shooting. One of the boys is paralyzed from the waist down. Dr. Keely Roberts, the superintendent for Zion Elementary School District 6, was attending the Highland Park parade on Monday with her two […]