Information about the victims, specifically whether they were Juarez students, has not been confirmed.
Four teenagers were shot, two of them fatally, Friday afternoon near Benito Juarez High School in the Pilsen neighborhood.
A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said all four teens were taken to Stroger Hospital of Cook County. Another 15-year-old boy was struck in the thigh and shoulder and initially reported in good condition. A 15-year-old girl had a graze wound to the thigh and reported in good condition.A volunteer crossing guard who was outside the school said students had just been dismissed around 2:30 p.m., when he heard 6 to 8 gunshots. At first, he thought it was fireworks, but then he saw two teens on the ground with backpacks on.
Crossing guard Nicasio Rogel is also the father of a boy who is a sophomore at the school. He said he heard six to eight gunshots and saw two people on the ground with backpacks still on their backs.Brown said information about the victims, including whether they were Juarez students, has not been confirmed.
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