Both Parents Of A Toddler Found By Strangers Were Killed In A Mass Shooting In Highland Park

Kevin McCarthy, 37, and Irina McCarthy, 35, were among seven people killed during the mass shooting. Their son, Aiden, was separated from his parents during the chaos. CBS 2’s Jackie Kostek spoke to a couple who took in Aiden during the chaos of filming. Dana and Greg Ring found the child with a stranger. The couple said the stranger was in shock. “She was physically shaking, her whole body,” Dana Ring said. “Which told us that… she shouldn’t be holding and/or handling a little one at the same time.” “We got the little boy,” Greg Ring said. “I put him in my arms.” The child was not injured. Aiden McCarthy, 2, lost both parents in Highland Park on July 4, 2022. Provided to CBS Greg Ring said he looked behind the couple’s car to look for the boy’s parents. “And I saw the scene,” he said. “Carnage,” added his partner. The couple stopped at the fire station because they weren’t sure where to take the boy. Eventually, the couple brought Aiden back to Dana Ring’s parents’ home nearby, where the toddler played with the couple’s children. A Highland Park police detective later picked him up and reunited him with his grandparents at a hospital. Couple shot dead in Highland Park, leaves behind 2-year-old son 02:18 A GoFundMe page has been set up to raise money to support Aiden. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, it had already raised more than $1.6 million. “At two years old, Aiden is left in the unthinkable: growing up without his parents,” the page’s description said. The page said Aiden’s grandparents will take care of him. The page has raised over $93,000 as of 3:50 p.m. of Tuesday. Several GoFundMe pages have been set up to help other victims of Monday’s mass shooting. Jackie Kostek Jackie Kostek is a reporter and anchor covering news and sports for CBS2 Chicago