Police investigate a shooting near Carl Schurz High School in Old Irving Park on Aug. 24, 2022. Copyright 2023 WLS-TV. The shooting occurred 2:45 p.m. in the 4300 block of West Addison Street, near Schurz High School, police Chief Roberto Nieves said. Two of the victims are Chicago Public Schools students, while one attends an alternative school, police said. As soon as they give the announcement, your heart goes into shock, he said Thursday morning. The three additional victims were taken to other hospitals in good condition: another 15-year-old boy with a back wound, a 17-year-old boy whose leg was grazed and an 18-year-old man with a leg wound. The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report. Garcia said La Michoacana has been a sore spot for parents because fights between students break out there regularly. We thought it was a drill at first, said one student, who asked not to be named. 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At the time of the shooting, some of the students had been dismissed, but most were still inside the school. According to Total Traffic, westbound Addison is closed between Tripp Avenue and Kilbourn Avenue due to police activity in the area. 1 priority is the safety of our kids, especially our kids that attend school, Nieves said. DENVER Students at East High School walked out Friday morning as part of a push for gun safety after the death of a 16-year-old student who was shot near . According to Chicago Public Schools, the school was placed on a lockdown after the shooting took place, but that has since been lifted, with students allowed to go home as the investigation continues. All four victims were students at Chicago Public Schools, but it is unclear whether they were all students at Schurz. Vianni said she was worried about her dad, who again, happened to be waiting just steps from the shooting. Meanwhile, the Albany Park (17th) police district will have enhanced patrols both arrival and dismissal times at Schurz beginning on Thursday morning, Nieves said. Our hearts are with their friends, families and the Schurz school community in the wake of this unimaginable trauma. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Four teenagers -- two of them only 15 years old -- were shot and wounded Wednesday afternoon near Carl Schurz High School in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. So there were some students out of school, while the majority of the students were inside the school, Nieves said. De Mar also spoke to a man who heard the shots as he was outside the school while waiting for his niece. One 15-year-old boy was left in critical condition. Please know that we are taking this matter extremely seriously. His classmate Kentrell McNeal, also 15, was fatally shot hours later in Hyde Park, with their two deaths rocking the school community for months. Thats when a front seat passenger opened fire into a crowd of people, hitting the four teens and leaving one casing in the backpack of a 15-year-old Schurz student who was shot in the back and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition, according to police. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, at least . They have everybody safe.. Schurz is one of many CPS high schools whose Local School Council has voted within the last two years to do away with school resource officers who are assigned to monitor safety. The other 15-year-old boy, Schurz sophomore Jordan Brown, was shot in the neck and was taken to Lurie Childrens Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said. Police said two of the victims are Chicago Public Schools students and a third is enrolled at an alternative school. The school is offering some mental health resources for students suffering from the trauma of this shooting. Seconds later, a girl rushes up to help a boy in a white T-shirt. The shooting occurred on the third day of classes for Chicago Public Schools. Teen shot near East High School dies News / Mar 2, 2023 / 08 . A second 15-year-old boy was taken to Stroger Hospital with a gunshot wound to the back, police said. Increased police presence is seen outside of Schurz High School, Aug. 25, 2022, following a shooting across the street that left four teenagers wounded Wednesday afternoon. One of the victims is a student at an alternative school, according to police. The student, struck by gunfire in the doorway of her school, underwent surgery and was hospitalized for days. As emergency crews began clearing the scene, a firefighter was spraying down the glass doors and sidewalk of the ice cream shop entrance. Police still have not made any arrests in this shooting or provided any details about the black SUV which they say fled from the scene. CPS communities have struggled with gun violence trauma over the years, often finding a lack of resources to help both children and staff cope with the shooting or killing of a student. Last year, the school, 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave., was locked down after a rumor spread about a person with a gun, causing parents and students to panic, administrators said. In a latter to. Lopez said he provided aid to the victim and called 911. Now she wants him to transfer. We saw at least one squad car outside Thursday afternoon. Quickly, I wanted to run inside.. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times, When it comes to Madonnas plastic surgery: Its her body and her choice, Family, friends gather to remember slain Chicago police officer, Amid layoffs and reshuffling, anxious Chicago tech workers seek solace in pinball, Here are five takeaways from Chicagos municipal election. The. A judge ordered Steven Montano, 18, to be held without bail at a Friday hearing as he faces a murder charge in the slaying of officer Andrs Mauricio Vsquez Lasso. Schurz High School Principal Heidy Moran released the following letter to families Wednesday: The safety of your children is always our top priority, which is why we must inform you of an incident that affected our school this afternoon. De Jesus Alejandre said she wanted to make sure the students would not feel alone. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune). The vehicle then sped off east on Addison Street. https://cbsn.ws/3QOFT6d. Jackie Kostek is a reporter and anchor, covering both news and sports for CBS2 Chicago, First published on August 25, 2022 / 4:14 PM. A 17-year-old suffered a graze wound to the leg and was taken to Community First Medical Center in good condition. More activity by Lucienne It's National Volunteer Week! CPS and CPD will be providing additional safety supports to our school this week, and many members of our community may be aware of this incident. The district partnered with police and fire personnel for an active shooter drill, and CPS safety and security chief Jadine Chou said schools are ready for that type of emergency. Just three days since fall classes resumed following summer break, Schurz High School in Old Irving Park on Chicago's northwest side went into lockdown Wednesday after four teenagers were. A 15-year-old boy was shot in his face and neck and was taken to Lurie Childrens Hospital in critical condition, police said. He thinks the shooting was related to gangs and expects more violence. Five minutes after being told to remain in their classrooms, the students said they realized it was more serious. If your child witnessed this incident and voices any concerns or fears, please contact us. In the wake of yet another mass shooting, our CEO, Oren Frank, explains . They said that when the shots were fired from a passing sport-utility vehicle outside the ice cream shop at 2:47 p.m. Wednesday, the group of teenagers who were wounded ran down Milwaukee Avenue. The students seemed somber and nervous as they walked by the ice cream shop where the shooting happened and past two flashing-blue police cars into the school, De Jesus Alejandre said. "I see it in his face. Four teens were shot in a drive-by attack outside an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School on the Northwest Side Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. It was not immediately certain whether the victims attend Schurz, said Chicago Police Area Five Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves. One student who was in class and heard gunfire said it appeared to be a drive-by shooting. "This is very upsetting, and we understand it. The student, struck by gunfire in the doorway of her school, underwent surgery and was hospitalized for days. The teens were in the patio area of the shop in the 4300 block of West Addison Street when a dark-colored SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire around 2:45 p.m., according to Deputy Police Chief Roberto Nieves. As the Carl Schurz High School students passed under the school's brown iron gates Thursday morning, community members greeted them with doughnuts and flowers outside the Northwest Side. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune). In 2019, a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed when a gunman standing on a corner near the school shot at his car. Police said two of the victims are Chicago Public Schools students and a third is enrolled at an alternative school. The best thing for the school would be to remove it.. / CBS Chicago. Information about where, if anywhere, the 18-year-old attended school was not immediately learned. It was not immediately certain whether the victims attend Schurz, Chicago Police Area Five Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves said Wednesday. There was a shooting outside of Schurz HS in the Irving Park community today. CHICAGO (AP) Four teenagers were injured one critically in a drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said. Daniel Escutia, 16, said his mom had been sitting nearby to pick him up when shots were fired. Four teenagers were injured in the shooting on the patio of the La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop across the street from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. Video shows horrific aftermath of shooting across from Carl Schurz High School CBS 2's Jackie Kostek also spoke to a taco shop owner who said one of the victims hid in front of his shop. At 5:36 p.m., the boy was riding in a westbound vehicle in the 4400 block of West Addison when a male shooter standing on a corner near Schurz, a Chicago Public Schools high school located at 3601 N. Milwaukee, fired shots into the car. Emmanuel Gallegos, a 17-year-old Northside College Prep student, Another 17-year-old was charged in the shooting. We live here, he has to go to school here, so my thing is I just want him to have the resources he needs here.". The mother of a 14-year-old freshman at Schurz said she was parked near the ice cream shop, waiting to pick up her daughter, when she heard eight to 10 shots. Im very scared walking outside by myself now. CHICAGO - Four teens were shot in a drive-by attack outside an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School on the Northwest Side Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. In 2006, three students were shot across the street from the school. This article contains new, firsthand information uncovered by its reporter(s). "I heard the sirens or whatever, so I was confused, and then I was like, 'Dad!' Another 15-year-old boy was struck in the back and taken to Stroger Hospital in good condition. As a news piece, this article cites verifiable, third-party sources which have all been thoroughly fact-checked and deemed credible by the Newsroom. A fourth victim is in good condition. "As soon as I parked here, I heard the shots. Local businesses reopened to customers just before 6 p.m. In 2019, a 17-year-old boy was shot and killed when a gunman standing on a corner near Schurz High School shot at his car. The school was placed on a soft lockdown, according to a spokesperson with CPS, which delayed Wednesdays dismissal. Lincoln Square, North Center, Irving Park. Milwaukee Avenue is closed in both directions between Keeler Avenue and Kostner Avenue. Those must be shots.. Due to the privacy of those impacted, we cannot give any further details. By submitting your email to receive this newsletter, you agree to our. Theres nothing you can do about it.. The CARL SCHURZ Academic Decathlon Team brings home 5th place at the City Championship Finals and is going to compete in the CITY FINALS on February 16 and March 4, 2023!!! I was nervous. Baker worried about his friends. The mother, who didnt want to give her name because of safety concerns, said she saw a black car with dark windows flee the scene. Loving each other is normal. Police said dismissal times at schools are staggered, so there were some students out of school while the majority of Schurz students were inside at the time of the shooting. I see a kid laying down right there because he got shot in the leg," said Saul Ramirez. While there are surveillance cameras at the school and the ice cream shop and a city POD camera right at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street police radio traffic suggests that POD camera was not working. Carl Schurz High School Aug 2011 - Present 11 years 8 months. Police said two 15-year-old boys were shot. Schurz High School is located in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. I mean, it happened close to school, but it was outside, the 17-year-old student said. Garcia said La Michoacana has been a sore spot for parents because fights between students break out there regularly. Police tape was partially roped around La Michoacna about 5:30 p.m. as detectives investigated inside and outside the ice cream shop. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite. The pop-up runs Friday through the end of March. Nieves called the shooting very upsetting, and assured parents that the department would concentrate on keeping children safe in or out of school. The driver from the shooting took off, heading east on Addison, Nieves said. Parents and Schurz HIgh School administrators met Friday after a drive-by shooting near the school earlier this week. Last year, the school, 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave., was locked down after a rumor spread about a person with a gun, causing parents and students to panic, administrators said. CHICAGO, Ill. (WTVO) Chicago Police responded to a shooting outside Carl Schurz High School, at 3601 N Milwaukee Avenue, on Wednesday afternoon. Nothing damaged his spine.. She said shes spoken to several parents who want the restaurant to be closed. CPD had said all four were CPS students, but later corrected themselves, saying two of the victims are CPS students, one attends an alternative school and the fourth victim is an 18-year-old man may not be a student. All of a sudden when they heard the shots, they went down," he continued. The teens were in the patio area of the shop in the 4300 block of West Addison Street when a dark-colored SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire around 2:45 p.m., according to Deputy Police Chief Roberto Nieves. "The kids were sitting over there having a good time. Chief Robert Nieves. 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Previously in 2019, Emmanuel Gallegos, a 17-year-old Northside College Prep student, was fatally shot while riding in a car near Schurz on his way to get a haircut. Moments later, the worker who didnt want to be identified heard screams outside. Updated: 9:10 AM MST March 3, 2023. Four teenagers were injured in the shooting on the patio of the La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop across the street from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources. The following month, a 14-year-old girl and a security guard were shot as they walked out of Phillips Academy High School in Bronzeville. I was very afraid. They should be safe coming, and while theyre at school and going home.. CHICAGO (WLS) -- School administrators from Schurz High School and parents met Friday days after a drive-by shooting near the school injured four teenagers. The shooting happened just before dismissal on the third day of classes to start the new school year. Were very upset ourselves and frustrated with this, Nieves said. Mily Garcia was waiting outside the school to pick up her daughter when she saw someone open fire from a passing SUV at a group at La Michoacna ice cream shop, a popular hangout spot for students after school. Schurz High School is located in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. August 25, 2022 / 11:19 AM In a letter to parents, Schurz Principal Heidy Moran said the shooting happened shortly before dismissal, and the school went on a brief lockdown before students were let out for the day. Our thoughts are with those individuals injured in this incident.". Police said the two other shooting victims attend Aspira Antonia Pantoja High School, a Chicago Public Schools charter school, though its not managed by CPS. His classmate Kentrell McNeal, also 15, was fatally shot hours later in Hyde Park, with their two deaths rocking the school community for months. Four teen boys were near the patio of a local business when someone in a dark SUV car drove up to the group on Addison and fired shots Nieves said. ), Senior Portraits - January 17th - March 3rd, Spirit Week Begins 1/23 *: *Winter Formal 1/27, Junior Yearbook Picture Week - 12/12 - 12/16, 11/21 10:15am-4:30pm: Parent-Teacher Conferences // Conferencias de padres y maestros, Pick Up FREE Covid Tests // Recojer las pruebas de Covid GRATIS, Schurz Fields Special Olympics Unified Basketball Team. CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said last week the district needs help from other city agencies to deal with mental health and gun violence woes hurting students. A 15-year-old boy remains in critical condition at the hospital while three other teens are also recovering from gunshot wounds, but are expected to be OK. More than 50 parents attended the meeting and other watched over Zoom. Jamari Williams, 15, was killed two blocks from Simeon High School in September of 2021, minutes after school had let out for the day in Chatham. (Antonio Perez / Chicago Tribune). Luis Garcia was inside a car at East 17th Avenue and Esplanade, just north of the school, when he was shot on Feb. 13 just after 2:30 p.m., police said at the time. A dark-colored SUV is believed to have been involved in the shooting, and it fled eastbound on Addison. His father, Joseph Brown, said that his son was doing fine Thursday afternoon. In 2006, three students were shot across the street from the school. She said shes spoken to several parents who want the restaurant to be closed. DENVER A 16-year-old East High School student who was shot more than two weeks ago has died, a . They are also speaking to people nearby. The teens attend Schurz and a nearby charter school, according to a Chicago Teacher Union tweet. Four teenagers were shot in a drive-by attack outside an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School on the Northwest Side Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. Parents hope Friday's meeting is the first toward something positive coming from this tragedy. Schurz Acadec Team Advances to City Finals! We hope the school has security so this doesnt happen inside, Chavez said in Spanish. A student ducks under police tape as Chicago police officers work the scene where four teenagers were shot outside La Michoacana ice cream shop in the 3600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue near Schurz High School on Aug 24, 2022. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Moments later, the worker who didnt want to be identified heard screams outside. CPS communities have struggled with gun violence trauma over the years, often finding a lack of resources to help both children and staff cope with the shooting or killing of a student. Two Chicago Police officers walk away from Schurz High School while a detective walks to the school after 4 teens were shot in a drive-by outside the high school in the 4300 block of West Addison Street in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. 1 priority is the safety of our kids, especially our kids that attend school. This month, a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed outside Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School. OLD IRVING PARK Four teenage Chicago Public Schools students were wounded in a Wednesday afternoon drive-by near a Northwest Side high school, officials and witnesses said. There was an increase in police patrol for school drop off Thursday morning and there will continue to be in afternoon. Some of the kids might be tall or have mustaches, but they are still babies, she said. Schurz High School interim principal Heidy Moran sent a letter to families - saying shots had been fired across the street, but not indicating that students were shot. "This is very upsetting, and we understand that, and we're very upset ourselves and frustrated with this. Chicago educators and parents have envied the trauma response for students in Highland Park as they head back to schools after the suburbs 4th of July tragedy. Some parents said they were. Chicago police at the scene where four teenagers were shot outside La Michoacana ice cream shop near Schurz High School on Aug 24, 2022. He said students go through a metal detector and have their backpacks checked as they entered Schurz. Laroyae Baker, 15, said as classrooms were locked down, some kids looked out the window and texted others about the shooting. CPS officials wouldnt comment. Every dime we make fundsreportingfrom Chicagos neighborhoods. . Parents said the CTA was discussed and the safety of students while waiting for the bus. Mily Garcia said she was waiting outside the school to pick up her 16-year-old daughter when she spoke with another parent who saw someone open fire from a passing SUV at a group at La Michoacana ice cream shop, a popular hangout spot for students after school. Witnesses said the victims, all teens, were near an ice cream shop. We're told that boy was the 15-year-old who was shot in the face and neck - and was bleeding. Video shows horrific aftermath of shooting across from Carl Schurz High School. She said she planned to host a parent meeting Friday to discuss the incident. A 15-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck and was taken to Lurie Childrens Hospital, Chicago police said. Anyone with information or who witnessed the shooting is asked to call Area Five detectives at (312) 746-6554. First published on August 24, 2022 / 3:39 PM. Garcia died Wednesday after weeks in the hospital, prompting Krebs and hundreds of other East High School students on Friday to march to the Colorado Capitol to demand that state lawmakers take action to prevent . Moran said CPS and CPD would add security around the school this week, and that social workers and crisis counselors would be available for students traumatized by the shooting. Chopper 2 is over the scene. A spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said the victims were shot at Milwaukee and Addison, around 2:45 p.m., just about 10 minutes before class was about to let out. Clickhereto support Block Clubwith atax-deductible donation. "They're all just scattered around, so they were like they needed help, so we assisted them with towels and water so they could press their wounds together," said Jordi Lopez, an employee of Deleite's Pizza and Mexican Food at 3576 N. Milwaukee Ave. "I was just trying to calm them down too, and then giving the victim water because it looked like he was like passing out.". "Please know that we are . As soon as I saw the car go by, I got very afraid, because I wondered if someone had gone inside the school, she said in Spanish.

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