IV 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1337 

Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors two years after the 

Independence Day Parade shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in 

Highland Park, Illinois. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 28, 2024 

Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Ms. BUDZINSKI, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. 

KELLY of Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mrs. RAMIREZ, 

Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. SORENSEN, and Ms. UNDERWOOD) submitted the 

following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 

and Accountability 

RESOLUTION 

Remembering the lives lost and honoring the survivors two 

years after the Independence Day Parade shooting that 

occurred on July 4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois. 

Whereas, in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, thousands of joyous spectators lined the Independence Day 

Parade route expectantly waiting for their children and 

grandchildren, their friends, neighbors, and coworkers to 

walk by in procession; 

Whereas, at 10:14 a.m. that day, just moments after the 

Highland Park Independence Day Parade began, the 

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dividual who acquired a gun, climbed a ladder to a rooftop, and fired 80 bullets into the joyous crowd below; 

Whereas the 7 people who were murdered that day were— 

(1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illinois, a beloved wife and mother, who was known for her 

kind, caring personality, and for bringing neighbors delicious baked goods during the holidays; 

(2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illinois, a wife and mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her 

husband Kevin through their mutual work in the pharmaceutical industry; 

(3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illinois, a husband and father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died 

protecting his son from gunfire; 

(4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illinois, a brother, husband, father, and grandfather, who 

was a joke-teller and avid reader and greatly enjoyed the 

Art Institute of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; 

(5) Jacquelyn Sundheim, age 63, of Highland Park, 

Illinois, a kind and caring wife and mother, who was a 

lifelong member of North Shore Congregation Israel in 

Glencoe, where she also taught preschool and served as 

the events coordinator; 

(6) Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, age 78, of Morelos, 

Mexico, who was attending the parade with his children, 

grandchildren, and great-grandchildren; and 

(7) Eduardo Uvaldo, age 69, of Waukegan, Illinois, 

who was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather; 

Whereas more than 40 people were wounded by bullets and 

shrapnel, many grievously injured; 


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Whereas 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy lost both parents who 

sacrificed their lives while saving his; 

Whereas 8-year-old Cooper Roberts suffered a severed spinal 

cord, impairing his ability to walk, and his mother Keely 

and twin brother Luke were also injured; 

Whereas all who attended the parade and who live in Highland Park will be forever changed by this tragedy; 

Whereas the Highland Park Police Department and the 

Highland Park Fire Department led dozens of agencies 

in responding to the shooting with bravery and professionalism, including— 

(1) the Illinois State Police, the Bureau of Alcohol, 

Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Federal Bureau 

of Investigation, the United States Secret Service, the 

United States Marshals Service, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the Lake County Major Crimes Task 

Force, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, the Northwest Central Dispatch System, the Regional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED 

Center), the Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center, the 

Highland Park Community Emergency Response Team 

(CERT); 

(2) the police departments of Addison, Antioch, Arlington Heights, Bannockburn, Barrington, Barrington 

Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, Buffalo Grove, Carpentersville, 

Cary, Crystal Lake, Deerfield, Des Plaines, Elk Grove 

Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Fox Lake, Franklin Park, 

Glencoe Public Safety, Glenview, Grayslake, Gurnee, 

Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Estates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kildeer, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, 

Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincolnshire, 

Lincolnwood, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount Prospect, 


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Mundelein, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Palatine, Prospect Heights, 

Riverwoods, Rolling Meadows, Rosemont, Round Lake, 

Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, Schiller Park, 

Skokie, Streamwood, Vernon Hills, Wauconda, Waukegan, Western Springs, Wheeling, Wilmette, Winnetka, 

Winthrop Harbor, and Zion; and 

(3) the fire departments of Addison Fire Protection 

District, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, Des Plaines, Evanston, Glencoe Public 

Safety, Glenview, Hanover Park, Lake Bluff, Lake Forest, Libertyville, Lincolnshire-Riverwoods Fire Protection 

District, Morton Grove, Niles, Northbrook, Northfield, 

Park Ridge, Prospect Heights, Skokie, Streamwood, 

Waukegan, Wilmette, and Winnetka; 

Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, 

and other health care providers at Highland Park Hospital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, and University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital provided professional 

and dedicated care to the victims; 

Whereas, in the two years since, dozens of volunteer counselors traveled to North Shore School District 112 and 

Township High School District 113 to assist the community in the process of healing and met with several thousand community members in need of counseling; 

Whereas the people of Highland Park and across the United 

States still mourn the 7 lives tragically cut short and 

continue to pray for all the people, their family and 

friends irreparably changed by this tragedy; 


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Whereas the people of Highland Park and of the United 

States mourn for all whose lives were stolen, and pray for 

all who have been irreversibly affected by gun violence in 

our country—whether by mass shootings, violence in our 

streets, domestic violence, suicide, or accidental shooting; 

Whereas Highland Park is strong, and fortunate to be supported by its neighbors and friends both near and far 

who have stood united with the community and will remain so as they mark this 2-year anniversary; and 

Whereas, in June 2022, Congress passed, and the President 

signed into law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) remembers the horrific Independence Day 

3 Parade mass shooting that occurred in Highland 

4 Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022; 

5 (2) joins with Highland Park as they will gath6 er to mark the second anniversary of the tragic day; 

7 (3) honors the memory and the lives of the 7 

8 innocent people who were murdered—Katie Gold9 stein, Irina McCarthy, Keven McCarthy, Steven 

10 Strauss, Jacquelyn Sundheim, Nicolas Toledo11 Zaragoza, and Eduardo Uvaldo; 

12 (4) stands with all those who were wounded or 

13 otherwise affected in the shooting, and continues to 

14 pray for their recovery; 

15 (5) is united with the residents of Highland 

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1 lies, friends, and loved ones as they continue to 

2 march toward recovery; 

3 (6) reiterates its hope that all those injured by 

4 the attack, both physically and emotionally, continue 

5 to recover, and vows to support all those impacted 

6 by the violence; 

7 (7) commends the courageous actions of the in8 dividuals who placed themselves in harm’s way to 

9 protect others during this heinous attack; 

10 (8) remains grateful for the bravery of commu11 nity members, leaders, law enforcement, first re12 sponders, health professionals, and all others who re13 sponded to the attack; 

14 (9) expresses admiration for the resolve and 

15 courage that the City of Highland Park, its elected 

16 leaders, and the community as a whole have dem17 onstrated in the two years since the attack and 

18 pledges its continued support for the community; 

19 and 

20 (10) strives to continue to work to reduce gun 

21 violence in the United States. 

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