Highland Park shooting: Cooper Roberts’ mother says she’s ‘face to face with life’ almost a year after shooting

Highland Park, IL (WLS) — The mother of a boy who survived the Highland Park shooting said he was “going straight to life”.

Cooper Roberts was shot and is now paralyzed from the waist down.

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In a new video, Keely Roberts said she believes her family will have a moment of grief as Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the shooting.

“But I hope I can instill in them that no one can break us, no one can break them. You own our joy,” Roberts said.

Looking ahead, Roberts said he knew Cooper had “more miracles” to come.

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