Afternoon Briefing: Youngest fatal victim in Highland Park shooting laid to rest
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The Jan. 6 panel investigating the Capitol Riot is holding a hearing today to highlight the way violent far-right extremists answered Donald Trump’s “siren call” to come to Washington for a big rally. Follow along live.
In Highland Park, shooting victim Irina McCarthy, who died alongside her husband, is being laid to rest today. The McCarthys were the youngest among the seven people who were fatally shot that morning; Irina was 35 and Kevin 37. The couple left behind a 2-year-old child.
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