‘New normal’ for 8-y/o twin hurt in July 4 shooting (Video)

(8 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387785 THE ROBERTS FAMILY - NO RE-USE/RE-SALE OF ANY 3RD PARTY STILL IMAGES WITHOUT CLEARANCE/MUST CREDIT THE ROBERTS FAMILY Unknown Date/Location 1. STILL photo of Cooper Roberts, 8, on playground HEADLINE: 'New normal' for 8-year-old wounded in July 4 shooting 2. STILL photo of Roberts family, including twins Cooper and Luke Roberts, and mother Keely Roberts ANNOTATION: Eight-year-old Cooper Roberts, a twin, was struck in the chest during the July 4 parade. His mother, Keely Roberts, and his brother, Luke, were also hurt. JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS - MUST CREDIT JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Highland Park, Illinois - 7 July 2022 ++VIDEO CALL++ ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY STILL 2 AND 4 ++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Loizzi, Family spokesperson: "Keely and Cooper were both shot that day, and Luke also suffered injuries from shrapnel. Thankfully, Luke has been treated. He was released from the hospital and he's recuperating at home with his sisters. Keely was shot in the leg and foot area, has undergone several surgeries and was discharged from the hospital yesterday. Quite frankly, she probably should not have been discharged, but she insisted on it so that she could be at her son's side, Cooper, who is at a hospital in the city with her husband." ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 - MUST CREDIT ZION ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT 6 4. STILL of superintendent Dr. Keely Roberts, Cooper's mother THE ROBERTS FAMILY - NO RE-USE/RE-SALE OF ANY 3RD PARTY STILL IMAGES WITHOUT CLEARANCE/MUST CREDIT THE ROBERTS FAMILY Unknown Date/Location 5. STILL of Cooper Roberts at barbershop ANNOTATION: Sports-loving Cooper and his brother, Luke, loved the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, but now the family is envisioning a "new normal" for Cooper. JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS - MUST CREDIT JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Highland Park, Illinois - 7 July 2022 ++VIDEO CALL++ ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY STILL 5 ++ 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Loizzi, Family spokesperson: "Cooper was shot in the chest and he suffered significant injuries, including a severed spinal cord. He's undergoed several surgeries since Monday, including one last night during which doctors were finally able to close up his belly. He's currently sedated and on a ventilator in critical but stable condition." THE ROBERTS FAMILY - NO RE-USE/RE-SALE OF ANY 3RD PARTY STILL IMAGES WITHOUT CLEARANCE/MUST CREDIT THE ROBERTS FAMILY Unknown Date/Location 7. STILL of Cooper Roberts in car with dog ANNOTATION: The family says Cooper has been paralyzed from the waist down. 8. STILL of Cooper hugging dog JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS - MUST CREDIT JASCULCA TERMAN STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS Highland Park, Illinois - 7 July 2022 ++VIDEO CALL++ ++PARTIALLY COVERED BY STILL 8 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Tony Loizzi, Family spokesperson: "They're focusing all of their energy right now on Cooper. It's been a very emotional time for everybody in their circle, and, you know, if you know Keely, she's just a fighter, and it sounds like Cooper got that part of her in him because she's fighting as hard as he can." THE ROBERTS FAMILY - NO RE-USE/RE-SALE OF ANY 3RD PARTY STILL IMAGES WITHOUT CLEARANCE/MUST CREDIT THE ROBERTS FAMILY Unknown Date/Location 10. STILL of Cooper Roberts on merry-go-round ANNOTATION: A GoFundMe has been set up to help the family with Cooper's ongoing treatment and therapy. STORYLINE: He is unconscious and unable to speak to his family, Loizzi said. Clients are reminded: Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/827dfe1929354a97854b41abe77c1f88