Not many people knew exactly what to do.” “A couple people were freaking out, and a couple others did cry. “So I was in class, and right behind me I heard about four or five gunshots, and a few of us kind of ducked down when we heard that,” he said. One student Eric Estrada told ABC7 that he was sat in class when he heard gunfire ring out. Students and parents who were collecting their children from school at the time of the shooting described the terrifying moment they heard gunfire erupt in broad daylight. Police on the scene of the drive-by shooting on Wednesday afternoon (ABC7) The Independent has contacted Chicago Police for further information. So we’re going to work on keeping that, and we assure the parents we will be out here protecting our children.” “They should be safe coming and while they’re at school and going home. 1 priority is the safety of our kids, especially our kids that attend school,” he said. We’re very upset ourselves and frustrated by this. He described the situation as “very upsetting” and “frustrating” as he sought to reassure the community that the safety of children is “our number one priority”. In a press conference on Wednesday afternoon, Chicago Police Deputy Chief Robert Nieves said that most students were still in nearby Carl Schurz High School at the time of day the shooting unfolded but that the school does have staggered finish times so some students had finished classes and already left the building. The ice cream store is a popular hangout for students from the school. Students had only returned to Chicago Public Schools from the summer recess on Monday. Law enforcement officials planned to step up patrols around the school on Thursday, with the shooting coming on just the third day of the new school year. No arrests have been made, no suspects identified and the motive remains unclear. The identities of the victims has not been released but authorities confirmed that two are students at Chicago Public Schools, one is a student at an alternative school while it is unclear if the 18-year-old is a student. They are all said to be in a good condition. Chicago Police said that a group of students were on the patio in front of La Michoacána ice cream store at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street when a dark-coloured SUV pulled up.Ī gunman opened fire from the car on the group of teenagers in the street before the vehicle sped away from the scene.įour teenage boys were shot and injured in the ambush-style attack, including one 15-year-old boy who remains in a critical condition in hospital after suffering gunshot wounds to the face and neck.Īnother 15-year-old boy was shot in the back, an 18-year-old boy was shot in the leg and the fourth victim – a 17-year-old boy – suffered a graze wound to the leg.
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