From the bystanders who tied tourniquets and administered CPR to the fleeing paradegoers who rescued and cared for an orphaned two-year-old covered in blood, people from every corner of the Highland Park community sprung into action on July 4 in the wake of unspeakable tragedy.
More of Highland Park's first responders are sharing their experiences from Monday's parade shooting.Bobby Shapiro ran down Central Avenue in socks, moving toward the street corner where gunfire had erupted just moments before.
"Things happen so quickly that your brain can’t possibly comprehend that there is an active shooter in your town, in your sleepy little neighborhood," said Dr. Wendy Rush, an anesthesiologist with decades of experience working in trauma centers. Rush’s husband and son were also on the scene. As members of Highland Park’s Community Emergency Response Team, both men have training in first aid and basic life support. They were working the parade expecting to assist with the regular crowd control and the occasional lost child.
When his wife, nurse practitioner Jacquie Toia, called from their seats about a quarter mile away to make sure he was OK, Hokin simply told her, "Get up here. We need you."
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