A Metro Atlanta school community is mourning the loss of a beloved former employee who was murdered at a Chicago high-rise building Thursday.
A metro Atlanta school community is mourning the loss of a beloved former employee after he was shot and killled at a Chicago high-rise building. Officials with Kipp Metro Atlanta confirmed the victim in that shooting was an assistant principal within the charter school system.A metro Atlanta school community is mourning the loss of a beloved former employee who was murdered at a Chicago high-rise building Thursday.
"Mr. Joseph was an integral part of our family. He was dedicated, passionate, committed to our scholars [and] he was committed to the mission of Kipp Metro Atlanta Schools," spokesperson Lawrence Harris said. "When you do good work, especially with kids, loss isn’t easy."According to Chicago police, the former Atlanta educator was shot to death on the 48th floor of his downtown high rise after a dispute with another tenant at the building escalated to gunfire.
"Questions of why, why this person, what could have been done," Harris said in reaction to news of the shooting. Harris said school officials immediately made grief counselors available to those struggling to process the incident that ended so tragically.
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