Chicago police released surveillance photos Saturday of a suspect believed to be involved in a deadly shooting outside Benito Juarez High School.
Chicago police released surveillance images of the suspect believed to be involved in a shooting near Benito Juarez Community Academy in the 2100-block of Laflin Street in Pilsen on the Southwest Side Friday.The shooting happened just as classes were being let out and students were coming outside. Witnesses said they heard multiple shots fired.
Two teen boys, said to be 14 and 15 years old, were both fatally shot in the head, police said. Another 15-year-old boy was shot in the thigh and shoulder, and a 15-year-old girl sustained a graze wound to the thigh. Both were taken to Stroger hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.One of the victims has been identified as 15-year-old Brandon Perez, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner.
The school immediately went on lockdown, and students were rushed back inside for hours as police investigated. Police aren't saying yet whether or not this shooting was targeted, or if any of the victims attended the school. However, they did say police are looking at cameras in the area and are speaking to potential witnesses.
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