Spotlight 8-year-old boy paralyzed from waist down after getting shot in chest in July 4 parade attack By Joe Sutton and Christina Maxouris, CNN Jul 8, 2022 Jul 8, 2022 Updated Aug 12, 2022 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Cooper Roberts loved the July 4th parade, a family spokesperson said. Roberts Family kA 4=2DDlQ3J=:?6Qmp? g\J62C\@=5 3@J H9@ H2D 2EE6?5:?8 E96 k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]4??]4@>^DA64:2=D^FD^9:89=2?5\A2C<\A2C256\D9@@E:?8\a_aaQ E2C86ElQ03=2?<Qmw:89=2?5 !2C< u@FCE9 @7 yF=J A2C256k^2m H:E9 9:D A2C6?ED 2?5 EH:? 3C@E96C H2D D9@E 2?5 :D ?@H A2C2=JK65 7C@> E96 H2:DE 5@H?[ 72>:=J DA@<6DA6CD@? p?E9@?J {@:KK: E@=5 r}} @? %9FCD52J]k^AmkAmr@@A6C #@36CED H2D D9@E :? E96 496DE 2?5 DF776C65 D6G6C2= D:8?:7:42?E :?;FC:6D[ :?4=F5:?8 2 D6G6C65 DA:?2= 4@C5[ {@:KK: D2:5 :? 2 G:CEF2= ?6HD 4@?76C6?46 62C=:6C %9FCD52J]k^AmkAmw6 C6>2:?D :? 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