(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — The identities of six of the seven victims who were fatally shot in Monday’s shooting in Highland Park have been released by the Lake County Coroner's Office.
The names of those lost in this tragedy are: Katherine Goldstein, 64, of Highland Park; Irina McCarthy, 35, of Highland Park; Kevin McCarthy, 37, of Highland Park; Jacquelyn Sundheim, 63, of Highland Park; Stephen Straus, 88, of Highland Park; and Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, of Morelos, Mexico.
Lake County Coroner Jennifer Banek confirmed a seventh person died at a hospital from injuries sustained at the shooting, but their identity has not yet been released.
Sundheim was described as warm and kind. She was not only a lifelong congregant at the North Shore Congregation Israel but taught preschool at the Gates of Learning for many years.
“There are no words sufficient to express the depth of our grief for Jacki’s death and sympathy for her family and loved ones,” her synagogue wrote in a statement.
Sundheim is survived by her husband and her daughter.
Toledo, a great-grandfather, was visiting Highland Park from Mexico. He was said to love fishing and taking walks.
His family has created a GoFundMe campaign to help with funeral expenses.
Irina and Kevin McCarthy are survived by their son, Aiden, 2, who will be cared for by his grandparents, Misha and Nina Levberg.
In a GoFundMe organized by Irina Colon on behalf of the family, said she helped reconnect Aiden with his grandparents in the aftermath of the shooting.
As we learn more about the other victims and other GoFundMe campaigns, we will update this story.
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