Irina McCarthy, 35, and Kevin McCarthy, 37, were among at least seven killed in the attack on Monday and their toddler, Aiden, was separated from his parents in the chaos of the shooting.
A two-year-old has been left an orphan after both of his parents were killed when a rooftop sniper opened fire on the Fourth of July parade in Chicago.
"He will have a long road ahead to heal," wrote Irina Colon, who organised the GoFundMe page with the family's permission.Read more:"In the aftermath of the Highland Park, IL shootings on July 4, the North Shore community rallied to help a boy who we knew nothing about. We took him to safety under tragic circumstances, came together to locate his grandparents, and prayed for the safety of his family," Ms Colon wrote.
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