"This summer, the city has celebrated the return of traditional and new events after two years of pandemic-related cancellations," officials said in a Facebook post. "The devastating attack at the city’s Fourth of July Parade was a horrific, heartbreaking incident for a close-knit community that values connections between neighbors and treasures opportunities to gather together. The city extends its deepest condolences to the families, friends, and loved ones of the victims."
"The North Shore community rallied to help a boy who we knew nothing about," according to a verified GoFundMe page organized for him that has raised more than $2 million. "We took him to safety under tragic circumstances, came together to locate his grandparents, and prayed for the safety of his family." Read more here.