IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1229 
Honoring the victims of the shooting that occurred on July 4, 2022, in 
Highland Park, Illinois. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 14, 2022 
Mr. SCHNEIDER (for himself, Mr. RUSH, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Ms. NEWMAN, 
Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. CASTEN, Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS 
of Illinois, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. FOSTER, Mr. 
BOST, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Mrs. MILLER 
of Illinois, Mr. KINZINGER, Mrs. BUSTOS, and Mr. LAHOOD) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the victims of the shooting that occurred on July 
4, 2022, in Highland Park, Illinois. 
Whereas in communities across the country, Independence 
Day is a time when families, friends, and neighbors gath-
er to celebrate our country’s birth, our freedom, and the 
ideals that define us as a Nation; 
Whereas the Independence Day Parade is a grand, patriotic 
tradition, with marching bands, student groups, boy and 
girl scout troops, service organizations, and many others 
representing the best our communities have to offer; 
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Whereas in Highland Park, Illinois, on July 4, 2022, thou-
sands 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., just moments after the Highland 
Park Independence Day Parade began, the sense of com-
munity elation was shattered by a single person who ac-
quired a gun, climbed a ladder to a rooftop, and fired 80 
bullets into the joyous crowd below; 
Whereas the 7 individuals who lost their lives that day 
were— 
(1) Katie Goldstein, age 64, of Highland Park, Illi-
nois, a beloved wife and mother, who was known for her 
kind, caring personality, and for bringing neighbors deli-
cious baked goods during the holidays; 
(2) Irina McCarthy, age 35, of Highland Park, Illi-
nois, a wife and mother of 2-year-old Aiden, who met her 
husband Kevin through their mutual work in the phar-
maceutical industry; 
(3) Kevin McCarthy, age 37, of Highland Park, Illi-
nois, a husband and father of 2-year-old Aiden, who died 
protecting his son from gunfire; 
(4) Stephen Strauss, age 88, of Highland Park, Illi-
nois, 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 Or-
chestra; 
(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 
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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 30 people were wounded by bullets and 
shrapnel, many grievously injured; 
Whereas 2-year-old Aiden McCarthy lost both parents and 8- 
year-old Cooper Roberts had his spinal cord severed, like-
ly to never walk again; 
Whereas all who attended the parade and who live in High-
land 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 profes-
sionalism, including the Illinois State Police, the Bureau 
of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, the Fed-
eral 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 Chicago Police Department, the 
Lake County Sheriff’s Office, the Cook County Sheriff’s 
Office, the Northwest Central Dispatch System, the Re-
gional Emergency Dispatch Center (RED Center), the 
Glenview Public Safety Dispatch Center, the Highland 
Park Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), 
the Deerfield-Bannockburn Fire Protection District, the 
Northbrook Fire Department, the Winnetka Fire Depart-
ment, the Northfield Fire Department, the Buffalo Grove 
Fire Department, the Prospect Heights Fire Department, 
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the Libertyville Fire Department, the Lincolnshire- 
Riverwoods Fire Protection District, the Evanston Fire 
Department, the Glenview Fire Department, the Lake 
Bluff Fire Department, the Skokie Fire Department, the 
Wilmette Fire Department, the Des Plaines Fire Depart-
ment, Glencoe Public Safety, the Lake Forest Fire De-
partment, the Morton Grove Fire Department, the Park 
Ridge Fire Department, the Waukegan Fire Department, 
the Niles Fire Department, the Addison Fire Protection 
District, the Streamwood Fire Department, the Hanover 
Park Fire Department, and the police departments of 
Addison, Antioch, Arlington Heights, Bannockburn, Bar-
rington, Barrington Hills, Bartlett, Berwyn, Buffalo 
Grove, Carpentersville, Cary, Crystal Lake, Deerfield, 
Des Plaines, Elk Grove Village, Elmhurst, Evanston, Fox 
Lake, Franklin Park, Glencoe, Glenview, Grayslake, 
Gurnee, Hanover Park, Harwood Heights, Hoffman Es-
tates, Inverness, Kenilworth, Kildeer, Lake Bluff, Lake 
Forest, Lake Villa, Lake Zurich, Libertyville, Lincoln-
shire, Lincolnwood, McHenry, Morton Grove, Mount 
Prospect, Mundelein, Niles, Norridge, North Chicago, 
North Riverside, Northbrook, Northfield, Palatine, Pros-
pect 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; 
Whereas the emergency responders and the doctors, nurses, 
and other health care providers at Highland Park Hos-
pital, Glenbrook Hospital, Evanston Hospital, North-
western Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, Advocate Lu-
theran General Hospital, and University of Chicago Med-
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icine Comer Children’s Hospital provided professional 
and dedicated care to the victims; 
Whereas dozens of volunteer counselors have traveled to 
North Shore School District 112 and Township High 
School District 113 to assist the community in beginning 
the process of healing, having already met with several 
thousand community members in need of counseling; 
Whereas the people of Highland Park and across the United 
States are mourning the seven lives tragically cut short 
and praying for the full recovery of all those who were 
injured, both physically and emotionally; 
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— 
whether by mass shootings, violence in our streets, do-
mestic violence, suicide, or accidental shooting; and 
Whereas Highland Park is strong, and fortunate to be sup-
ported by its neighbors and friends both near and far: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) condemns the horrific, heinous July 4th 
mass shooting that occurred in Highland Park, Illi-
nois; 
(2) honors the memory and the lives of the 7 
innocent victims who were murdered; 
(3) offers sincere condolences to all of the resi-
dents of Highland Park and Lake County, Illinois, 
as well as the families, friends, and loved ones af-
fected by this brutal attack; 
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(4) articulates its hope that all those injured by 
the attack, both physically and emotionally, will re-
cover quickly, and vows to support all those im-
pacted by the violence with the support they may 
need; 
(5) honors the courageous actions of the indi-
viduals who placed themselves in harm’s way to pro-
tect others during this heinous attack; 
(6) honors the bravery of community members, 
leaders, law enforcement, first responders, health 
professionals, and all others who responded to the 
attack; and 
(7) expresses admiration for the resolve and 
courage that the City of Highland Park, its elected 
leaders, and the community as a whole have dem-
onstrated in the days after the attack and pledges 
its continued support for the community in the 
weeks and months ahead. 
Æ 
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