Katherine Goldstein, 64, was killed on July 4, 2022, when a gunman opened fire from a rooftop during the Highland Park Fourth of July parade in Illinois. Known as Katie, she was attending the parade with her 22-year-old daughter, Cassie Goldstein. Katherine was shot in the chest and died at the scene despite her daughter’s attempts to save her.

The shooter, identified as Robert E. Crimo III, 21, was arrested later that day and charged with seven counts of first-degree murder, including the killing of Katherine. Investigators say he fired more than 70 rounds into the crowd, killing seven people and injuring dozens more, and that he had planned the attack for weeks and legally purchased the weapon used.

Katherine’s husband, Craig Goldstein, and daughters Alana and Cassie were left grieving; friends and family remembered her as kind, generous and a devoted bird-watcher and mother.