While Cooper Roberts continues to physically recover after being paralyzed in the Highland Park shooting, his family says the boy is in constant pain and feels “hopeless and angry.” The 8-year-old boy was discharged from the hospital late last month and transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, which is a rehabilitation facility. He has […]
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8-year-old Cooper Roberts expected to enter 3rd grade with his twin brother after release from hospital
8-year-old Cooper Roberts has begun physical therapy and is looking forward to entering the third grade with his twin brother this fall after being paralyzed in the Highland Park shooting. The boy was discharged from the hospital last week and transferred to Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, which is a rehabilitation facility. He has been […]
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State senator asks community to send cards to 8-year-old boy paralyzed after being shot in Highland Park
State Senator Julie Morrison is asking the community to send cards to Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed after being shot in the Highland Park shooting as he continues to recover. Cooper suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed in the July 4 shooting. He was airlifted to […]
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8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park parade shooting discharged from hospital, transferred to rehab facility
Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy who was paralyzed after being shot in the Highland Park shooting, has been discharged from the hospital and transferred to a rehabilitation facility. Cooper suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed in the July 4 shooting. He was airlifted to a hospital in Chicago. A […]
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8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting out of ICU after nearly a month, eating his favorite foods
Cooper Roberts, the boy who was paralyzed after being shot in the Highland Park shooting, has been moved out of the ICU after nearly a month and is able to eat his favorite foods for the first time. 8-year-old Cooper suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed in the July […]
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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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‘Very hopeful news’: 8-year-old paralyzed in Highland Park shooting sat up and is breathing on his own
The 8-year-old boy who was shot and paralyzed in the Highland Park parade shooting is no longer on a ventilator and took his first ride in a wheelchair over the weekend, his family said. Cooper Roberts, 8, suffered a gunshot to the abdomen and his spinal cord was severed. He was airlifted to a hospital […]
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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 […]