The trial of the man charged with killing seven and injuring nearly 50 people attending Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade is now set for February 2025.The man accused of killing seven people and injuring dozens more during Highland Park’s 2022 Independence Day parade will have his day in court next February.
The former Highwood resident is charged with executing a mass shooting from a downtown Highland Park rooftop about 10:15 a.m. July 4, 2022. The gunfire killed Highland Park residents Katherine Goldstein, 64; Stephen Straus, 88; Jacquelyn “Jacki” Sundheim, 63; and Kevin McCarthy, 37, and his wife Irina McCarthy, 35. Nicolas Toledo-Zaragoza, 78, of Morelos, Mexico and Eduardo Uvaldo, 69, of Waukegan also were killed in the attack. Nearly 50 people, ranging in age from 8 to 88, were wounded.
The trial previously had been set to begin early next year, but was shifted to Feb. 26, 2024, after the defendant announced he intended to represent himself and demanded a speedy trial. When he reversed his decision and requested a public defender, that trial date was stricken.