2 custodians fatally shot at Mark Twain Elementary School near Chicago Midway Airport, police say
Police said a weapon was recovered and Area 1 detectives were investigating after a man and a woman were found dead inside the school.
- On Monday afternoon, two custodians were fatally shot inside Mark Twain Elementary School in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood near Chicago's Midway International Airport around 3:40 p.m.
- Officers found a 48-year-old woman and 63-year-old man each with a single gunshot wound to the head; preliminary police radio transmissions described the incident as "apparently self-inflicted."
- Both victims were transported to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn and pronounced dead, while officers recovered a weapon at the scene.
- No students were present since classes do not begin until August 24. Trumaine Reeves, executive vice president of SEIU Local 73, confirmed the victims were school custodians.
- Area 1 detectives are investigating the shooting, though authorities have not released details regarding what led to the incident or whether the victims knew each other.
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The Independent (US)Two custodians found shot dead in apparent murder-suicide at Chicago school
A 48-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man were reportedly found each with a gunshot wound to the head in a shooting that the school’s principal called ‘deeply concerning’ for families
Two school custodians found shot dead inside Chicago elementary school in apparent murder-suicide
A 63-year-old custodian allegedly shot a female co-worker before turning the gun on himself inside a Chicago elementary school Monday afternoon, reportedly because he was upset about being transferred after 20 years on the job. Police found both custodians with single gunshot wounds to the head inside Mark Twain Elementary School, ABC News reported. The...
Two School Custodians Fatally Shot At Chicago Elementary School
Two custodians were found fatally shot inside Mark Twain Elementary School in Chicago's Garfield Ridge neighborhood Monday afternoon, according to police. Officers responded to the school near Midway International Airport at about 3:40 p.m. and discovered a 48-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man with gunshot wounds.The report said both victims were taken to Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, where they were pronounced dead. A weapon wa…
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Two Janitors Found Dead in Chicago Elementary School
Two janitors were found dead inside a Chicago elementary school after 911 reports of “shots fired” inside the building. Police discovered the bodies of a 63-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman inside Mark Twain Elementary School around 3:40 p.m. on Monday, August 10. Police said the male custodian shot his female colleague before turning the […]
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