collectionDonations are pouring in for Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy shot last week in the attack on a July 4th parade in the United States. The seriously injured boy has now awakened from a coma, but he will never be able to walk again. More than 1.1 million euros has already been collected.
Cooper celebrated Independence Day in Highland Park on July 4 with his parents and twin brother. During the parade, Robert Crimo opened fire on the partying crowd from a rooftop. He killed seven people and injured thirty.
Cooper received a bullet in his chest that penetrated his spinal cord. Doctors say he suffered no brain damage. His twin brother Luke was injured by shrapnel, but has since returned home. Mother Keely was seriously injured. She has been operated on twice. Friends of the family immediately started a fundraiser†
baseball shirt
Shortly before the attack, Cooper attended a game of his favorite baseball team, the Milwaukee Brewers, for the first time. As a tribute to the young fan, the club hung a shirt with his name in the dugout during the Brewers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates last Friday.
,,The strength to go through something like this is unimaginable”, club manager Craig Counsell said before the game. ,,We’re doing something small, but hopefully it will make part of his day a little bit better.” When Cooper has recovered, the club will arrange a visit for some players.
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