'Funny' grandfather, parents of toddler among parade shooting victims: 7 killed identified

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. -- A doting grandfather who immigrated from Mexico to give his family a better life, a former preschool teacher who was a faithful member of her synagogue and two parents on a fun outing with their toddler were among the seven people killed in Monday's shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, a leafy suburban Chicago town that according to FBI statistics hadn't had a previous murder in more than 20 years.

But all that change on Monday when a 21-year-old man who grew up in the North Shore city allegedly opened fire from a rooftop with a high-powered rifle, turning a quintessential American summer holiday scene into a massacre.

Five of the victims randomly shot died at the scene of the shooting, while one perished at a hospital, according to officials. On Tuesday afternoon, a seventh victim succumbed to his injuries at Evanston Hospital, officials said.

Shooting survivor Abby Brosio described seeing the alleged gunman on the roof while she and her husband, Tony, attended the Highland Park Fourth of July parade with their family.

More than 30 people were wounded by a barrage of at least 70 bullets that silenced the marching bands, prompted parade-goers to scramble for cover and sent shockwaves across the nation.

The wounded ranged in age from 8 to their 80s, authorities said.

Seven people were killed in the mass shooting, including Irina McCarthy, 35, Kevin McCarthy, 37, Jacki Sundheim, 64, Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, and Stephen Straus, 88.

Here's what we know so far about the people who were killed.

Jacki Sundheim