The Cook County medical examiner’s office identified the victims as 17-year-old Monterio Williams and 16-year-old Robert Boston. They were among a group of students walking out of Innovations High School on Friday afternoon when multiple masked suspects jumped out of two cars in front of the school and opened fire on the group, police said. Both teens were struck in the chest by gunfire and Williams was also shot in the hip, police said. With 443 students, Innovations High School is the largest of 17 privately run, publicly funded schools operated by the organisation, Youth Connection Charter School. It is an alternative school that aims to re-enrol and re-engage children who may have dropped out or faced trouble in traditional schools.

Source: The Times January 28, 2024 01:55 UTC