Rachel Brosnahan ‘sick’ after shooting in her hometown of Highland Park



Brosnahan, who grew up in suburban Chicago, said in a statement that she felt “sick” at the news of the tragedy.

“I grew up in Highland Park and this parade is a highlight of the year for so many families,” the ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ star said. wrote in a tweet. “I get a stomach ache every time news like this comes out, but I don’t want to go hungry when you call family and friends to make sure everyone is okay with everyone. No words.”
She shared a link to Everytown for Gun Safety in a next tweet, wrote “Enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough is enough.”

Singer Richard Marx, who also grew up in Highland Park, said he was “heartbroken”.

“I actively seek to check on the well-being of people I still know there,” Marx wrote in a tweet. “My heart is still broken by these constant mass shootings no matter where they happen, but today I’m even more heartbroken. And even more angry at the absurdity.”

Director and actor Ken Olin, who starred in the ‘Thirtysomething’ TV series, also tweeted about the tragedy.

“My hometown. I went to this parade every year when I was a little boy”, Olin tweeted. “My heart breaks for all the kids in our country who will grow up afraid to party with a mass of happy people.”