Two Students Shot, One Fatally, Near Charter School
CHICAGO (CBS) -- Two students of a West Side charter school were shot, one of them fatally, after an argument outside the school Monday morning.
Police said the victims, ages 17 and 18, and the shooter appeared to be walking to school shortly after 9 a.m., when they got into a "verbal argument," when the gunman began shooting near a bus stop at Division Street and Lamon Avenue.
"The shooting appears to be amongst individuals that know each other," Police First Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro said.
The 17-year-old ran into the school, YCCS-West Youth Connection Charter School, 4909 W. Division St., after the shooting. He was taken to Stroger Hospital to be treated for a gunshot wound to the leg.
The 18-year-old also was taken to Stroger, where he was pronounced dead.
No one was in custody Monday morning.
Navarro said police have surveillance video of the shooting, but have not identified the gunman. He said the video also shows the victims and the shooter walking together before the shooting.
YCCS is an alternative school within the Chicago Public Schools' charter school system. According to the school's website, it serves "disconnected students ages 16-21 who were underserved by the current educational system."
Area North detectives were investigating.
