body. i saw two people. i saw two heads. so that s when it that s when it clicked in my head that there s someone else under him. he was very obviously a child. reporter: it was kevin mccarthy lying on top of his 2-year-old son, aidan. tom brooks pulled the toddler out. he was saying shots, shots. he would say, mom shot, dad shot? he just kept on saying that he was saying, mom shot, dad shot? he was. kept on saying shots, shots. reporter: kevin and his wife, irina, among the seven who lost their lives that day the brookses say it was clear the dad died saving his son. he did what every father should do, and that s protecting his child. reporter: maggie vespa, nbc news, highland park. former minneapolis police officer derek chauvin was sentenced today to more than 20 years in prison on federal charges after pleading guilty to violating george floyd s civil rights chauvin is already serving more than 22 years, convicted on state murder charges for floyd s death.
the shooting started and ran to help. in the plaza, people lying down that were shot, a couple of dead people. that s when they noticed something under one body. i saw two people, i saw two heads, though, and that s when it clicked in my head, that it s just someone else under him, he was very, it was very obviously a child. it was kevin mccarthy lying on top of his 2-year-old son aiden, and tom brooks pulled the toddler out. he was saying shots, shots, mom shot, dad shot. and he just kept on saying that. he was saying mom shot, dad shot. he was. kept on saying shots. shots. kevin and his wife among the seven who lost their lives that day. they say it was clear the dad died saving his son. he did what every father should do and protect his child. nbc news, highland park. absolutely heart breaking. and meanwhile, the youngest highland park july 4th shooting
shots, mom shot, dad shot and kept on saying that. he was saying mom shot, dad shot? he was. he kept on saying shots. mirk carthy and his wife among the seven killed and he gave his life to save his son. we were talking to kevin. saying everything it going to be all right. we just kept on talking to him. and 2-year-old aiden mccarthy s story gripping so many. he is now safe with his grandparents and that gofundme that loved ones started for him as of this morning topping $3 million. and then finally we should note today the first funerals are slated. we know of three at this moment, jackie sondheim and miguel strauz. maggie vespa, thank you so much for that report. and coming up, the brand-new jobs report out this morning.
the 22 are old son wrecked his dad s boat, throwing her overboard. the father and husband discovered the crime scene. the sun was shot twice with shotgun and his mom shot with what appeared to be an assault rifle. they were found shot and killed on their sprawling estate. no arrests have been made to date, no suspects have been named. police do say the general public is not in danger. sandra. sandra: tragic and bizarre story with so many twists and turns. we will continue to follow closely. phil keating, thank you. john: the pushback against critical race theory heating up in florida where last week the state board of education ban the teaching of the progressive theory in local schools. one mom is going viral for also blasting the agenda saying critical race theory is causing more racial division, not less.
i think it will be important for the superintendent to lay out the evidence, so we get a sense of exactly what happened here. i also think it is important for the superintendent to communicate with victims who may be reluctant to come forward, who may not be sharing their sexuality with their family members. victims of assault you may not want to come forward and make reports. we encourage legitimate victims to report to law enforcement, so that we can hold people accountable when these things are real. the big challenge here is the undermining that this event did to you legitimate victims in our country. sandra: very important point to make there. as we await this, should be starting any moment now. here is the official mock shop on your screen there. the police department of chicago has just released that. jussie smollett, his mom shot. he surrendered around the 6:30 a.m. eastern time. chicago time, 5:30 this morning. there it is, judge.