In a latter to. The group was in the patio area of the shop in the 3600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue when a dark-colored SUV drove by and someone inside the vehicle opened fire around 2:45 p.m., Deputy Police Chief Roberto Nieves told reporters. Authorities say that four Chicago Public Schools students were shot on the patio of a business near a Northwest Side high school on Wednesday afternoon. Jackie Kostek is a reporter and anchor, covering both news and sports for CBS2 Chicago, First published on August 25, 2022 / 4:14 PM. Sister-in-law never calls her late husbands sister and is dismissive of her grief. He was listed in critical condition. Moments later, the worker who didnt want to be identified heard screams outside. The ice cream shop has at least four security cameras facing the area of the outside patio near where the shooting happened. Police tape was partially roped around La Michoacna about 5:30 p.m. as detectives investigated inside and outside the ice cream shop. "I heard the sirens or whatever, so I was confused, and then I was like, 'Dad!' An 18-year-old man was shot in the leg and was taken to Illinois Masonic Hospital, where he was also listed in good condition. As the Carl Schurz High School students passed under the school's brown iron gates Thursday morning, community members greeted them with doughnuts and flowers outside the Northwest Side. They have him sleeping right now, Joseph Brown said, adding that his son was breathing through a tube, and doctors had been checking for swelling. Chicago Police Area Five Deputy Chief Roberto Nieves has details on a shooting that wounded four teenage boys near Carl Schurz High School at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. This is a pretty good area. As the Carl Schurz High School students passed under the schools brown iron gates Thursday morning, community members greeted them with doughnuts and flowers outside the Northwest Side school, a day after a shooting that left four teens wounded, including two Schurz students. Four teenage boys were injured in the broad-daylight shooting on the patio of an ice cream shop outside the Northwest Side school, and one was left in critical condition. Schurz High School officials, parents meet after 4 shot in drive-by Video shows horrific aftermath of shooting across from Carl Schurz High School. 1 priority is the safety of our kids, especially our kids that attend school, Nieves said. Surveillance video shows aftermath shooting outside Carl Schurz High School Jamari Williams, 15, was killed two blocks from Simeon High School in September of 2021, minutes after school had let out for the day in Chatham. Joseph Brown said his son likes playing video games and mostly keeps to himself. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, at least . The shooting happened just before dismissal on the third day of classes to start the new school year. Last year, the school, 3601 N. Milwaukee Ave., was locked down after a rumor spread about a person with a gun, causing parents and students to panic, administrators said. This month, a 16-year-old girl was shot and killed outside Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School. Officials confirm that two of the four victims are Chicago Public Schools students, but couldnt disclose whether they attend Schurz. / CBS Chicago. According to Chicago Public Schools, the school was placed on a lockdown after the shooting took place, but that has since been lifted, with students allowed to go home as the investigation continues. Garcia said her daughter wasnt released until almost 4 p.m. Thank god shes safe, Garcia said. The Fire Department says four people were shot near Carl Schurz High School at Addison Street and Milwaukee Avenue. Some parents said they were happy to meet with school leaders, calling it productive. "I just wanted to see what they were gonna say; I mean, what can you really do," said Theresa Rios, grandparent of two students. Show All Video Highlights See yourself at Schurz! CHICAGO Parents and guardians were invited to Carl Schurz High School by the principal on Friday to discuss a shooting near the school that left four teens wounded. We will provide more details on this story as they develop. The district just last week unveiled new safety and security plans. The junior said he doesnt feel secure inside or outside Schurz. Denver East High School students walk out of class Friday following "I was like, poor kids you know, they were just having ice cream in broad daylight.". CPS CEO Pedro Martinez said last week the district needs help from other city agencies to deal with mental health and gun violence woes hurting students. and last updated 8:31 AM, Mar 03, 2023. Two Chicago Police officers walk away from Schurz High School while a detective walks to the school after 4 teens were shot in a drive-by outside the high school in the 4300 block of West Addison Street in the Old Irving Park neighborhood, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. (Erin Hooley / Chicago Tribune). Baker worried about his friends. Nervous and somber, Schurz students go back to school Thursday as more Mily Garcia said she was waiting outside the school to pick up her 16-year-old daughter when she spoke with another parent who saw someone open fire from a passing SUV at a group at La Michoacana ice cream shop, a popular hangout spot for students after school. In a letter to parents, Schurz Principal Heidy Moran said the shooting happened shortly before dismissal, and the school went on a brief lockdown before students were let out for the day. We immediately contacted the Chicago Police Department (CPD) and the CPS Office of Safety and Security to protect the safety of all students and staff members and went on soft lockdown, which delayed dismissal. Similar shootings outside CPS high schools marred the start of last school year, too. Chicago Tribune editors' top story picks, delivered to your inbox each afternoon. No main arteries were hit. A 16-year-old East High School student who was shot outside the Denver school 2 weeks ago has died, the Denver Police Department confirmed Wednesday. We saw at least one squad car outside Thursday afternoon. / CBS Chicago. Nothing major damaged. Mily Garcia said she was waiting outside the school to pick up her 16-year-old daughter when she spoke with another parent who saw someone open fire from a passing SUV at a group at La Michoacana ice cream shop, a popular hangout spot for students after school. Sandra Acebedo hugs and greets Norma Rios Sierra, as Juliet De Jesus Alejandre, right, back to camera is greeted and hugged by a parent of a high school student, Monica Espinoza, who was handing out flowers to students, parents and staff, at Schurz High School on Aug. 25, 2022. No one is in custody and an investigation is ongoing. Schurz High School is located in the Old Irving Park neighborhood. Four teens shot on ice cream shop patio across from Carl Schurz High School, Police update on shooting near Carl Schurz High School, Schurz High School briefly placed on lockdown after four teens are shot nearby, Increased police presence outside Carl Schurz High School on Northwest Side after four teens shot an, STREAMING LIVE: Shooting Near Carl Schurz High School. Moran said CPS and CPD would add security around the school this week, and that social workers and crisis counselors would be available for students traumatized by the shooting. "This is very upsetting, and we understand it. His classmate Kentrell McNeal, also 15, was fatally shot hours later in Hyde Park, with their two deaths rocking the school community for months. Lopez said he provided aid to the victim and called 911. There was an increase in police patrol for school drop off Thursday morning and there will continue to be in afternoon. While there are surveillance cameras at the school and the ice cream shop and a city POD camera right at the intersection of Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street police radio traffic suggests that POD camera was not working. A judge ordered Steven Montano, 18, to be held without bail at a Friday hearing as he faces a murder charge in the slaying of officer Andrs Mauricio Vsquez Lasso. I was nervous. I wish she wasnt in school right now.. Krebs figured the Feb. 13 shooting was unrelated to the school. The best thing for the school would be to remove it.. Four teenagers were injured in the shooting on the patio of the La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop across the street from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. On was struck in the face and neck and was taken to Lurie Children's Hospital in critical condition. Schurz High School officials discuss plans on how to keep students safe Others are wondering if the school is doing enough to keep students safe. Detectives and officers are investigating in the area, and are seeking video and any other type of evidence, Nieves said. First published on August 24, 2022 / 3:39 PM. The suspect was with two other males when he opened fire, Chicago police said. The mother of a 14-year-old freshman at Schurz said she was parked near the ice cream shop, waiting to pick up her daughter, when she heard eight to 10 shots. But the next step is to figure out how to better protect kids away from schools, she said. WBEZ brings you fact-based news and information. Teen shot near East High School dies 3 weeks after shooting "Once I heard the shots, I just tried to get down, told my wife to do the same thing," said Jose Villanueva, who was waiting for his niece outside of Schurz High School. The student, struck by gunfire in the doorway of her school, underwent surgery and was hospitalized for days. Local businesses reopened to customers just before 6 p.m. Clickhereto support Block Clubwith atax-deductible donation. Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite. Schurz is one of many CPS high schools whose Local School Council has voted within the last two years to do away with school resource officers who are assigned to monitor safety. CHICAGO (CBS) -- Video released Thursday shows teenagers running down the sidewalk after shots were fired across from Carl Schurz High School on the city's Northwest Side the day before. Theres different start times and dismissal times for students. Police said a dark colored SUV pulled up on Addison and someone inside opened fire at a group of people on the patio of an ice cream shop just south of the intersection. Chopper 2 is over the scene. But the next step is to figure out how to better protect kids away from schools, she said. 2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. He was listed in critical condition. A student ducks under police tape as Chicago police officers work the scene where four teenagers were shot outside La Michoacana ice cream shop in the 3600 block of North Milwaukee Avenue near Schurz High School on Aug 24, 2022. Chicago shooting outside high school leaves three juveniles, one adult Wednesday was the third day of the new CPS school year, and Schurz, at the corner of Milwaukee and Addison, went on lockdown when the shooting happened just prior to the schools dismissal bell, according to an emailed statement from Chicago Public Schools. All Rights Reserved. Police investigate a shooting near Carl Schurz High School in Old Irving Park on Aug. 24, 2022. because I knew he was outside already," she said, "so I was like, 'Dad, stay in the car! 4 teens wounded in drive-by shooting near Schurz High School on Chicago educators and parents have envied the trauma response for students in Highland Park as they head back to schools after the suburbs 4th of July tragedy. Increased police presence is seen outside of Schurz High School, Aug. 25, 2022, following a shooting across the street that left four teenagers wounded Wednesday afternoon. I wish she wasnt in school right now.. "Next thing you know, we have someone rushing toward the restaurant saying they got shot," said Jordie Lopez, who works nearby. A spokesman for the Chicago Fire Department said the victims were shot at Milwaukee and Addison, around 2:45 p.m., just about 10 minutes before class was about to let out. Four people believed to be CPS students shot near Schurz High School on They have everybody safe.. Mily Garcia was waiting outside the school to pick up her daughter when she saw someone open fire from a passing SUV at a group at La Michoacna ice cream shop, a popular hangout spot for students after school. I haven't seen a lot of problems and then this happens," Marcotte said. CPS communities have struggled with gun violence trauma over the years, often finding a lack of resources to help both children and staff cope with the shooting or killing of a student. Lawmakers and others should not seek to undo laws meant to protect people from gun violence. Theres nothing you can do about it.. CHICAGO (AP) Four teenagers were injured one critically in a drive-by shooting Wednesday afternoon near a high school on Chicago's Northwest Side, police said. Four teenagers were shot in a drive-by attack outside an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School on the Northwest Side Wednesday afternoon, according to Chicago police. He said students go through a metal detector and have their backpacks checked as they entered Schurz. There is a Police Observation Device, or POD, camera in the area - but we're told it was not working at the time of the shooting. "They're not doing a bad job here at Schurz. Chicago police at the scene where four teenagers were shot outside La Michoacana ice cream shop near Schurz High School on Aug 24, 2022. he district just last week unveiled new safety, Column: Chalk talk needed on the Chicago Blackhawks parking-lot tribute to departed star Patrick Kane, Darien getting its first marijuana dispensing business, Chicago-area man mourns loss of 100 relatives in Turkey earthquake, Do Not Sell/Share My Personal Information. We hope the school has security so this doesnt happen inside, Chavez said in Spanish. Parents and Schurz HIgh School administrators met Friday after a drive-by shooting near the school earlier this week. Got a story tip? The following month, a 14-year-old girl and a security guard were shot as they walked out of Phillips Academy High School in Bronzeville. Four teenagers were shot near a Northwest Side high school Wednesday afternoon, Chicago police said. All of a sudden when they heard the shots, they went down," he continued. OLD IRVING PARK Four teenage Chicago Public Schools students were wounded in a Wednesday afternoon drive-by near a Northwest Side high school, officials and witnesses said. He said one of victims, a boy who was shot in the back, ended up hiding in front of the shop. This includes directly interviewing sources and research / analysis of primary source documents. Author: Nate Lynn. Video shows horrific aftermath of shooting across from Carl Schurz High School CBS 2's Jackie Kostek also spoke to a taco shop owner who said one of the victims hid in front of his shop. Garcia said La Michoacana has been a sore spot for parents because fights between students break out there regularly. Schurz Acadec Team Advances to City Finals! "Please know that we are taking this matter extremely seriously. The students seemed somber and nervous as they walked by the ice cream shop where the shooting happened and past two flashing-blue police cars into the school, De Jesus Alejandre said. Bags of chips, bottles of water, a can of soda and cans of canned cocktails were abandoned at the patio. Schurz, at the corner of Milwaukee and Addison, went on lockdown when the shooting happened "just prior to the school's dismissal bell," according to an emailed statement from Chicago Public. They just want to feel loved and supported and not judged, De Jesus Alejandre said. Then he learned it was his soccer teammate, 16-year-old Luis Garcia. Please enter valid email address to continue. Charlie De Mar is an Emmy Award-winning reporter for CBS2. She said shes spoken to several parents who want the restaurant to be closed. Teen shot to death near CPS high school in Old Irving Park Shortly before dismissal, there were shots fired across the street from our school building. Shooting Near Schurz High School in Chicago - NBC Chicago Imagine, we are just starting school and this has already started, one is already afraid, the mother said. The student, struck by gunfire in the doorway of her school, underwent surgery and was hospitalized for days. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere / Chicago Sun-Times, When it comes to Madonnas plastic surgery: Its her body and her choice, Family, friends gather to remember slain Chicago police officer, Amid layoffs and reshuffling, anxious Chicago tech workers seek solace in pinball, Here are five takeaways from Chicagos municipal election. Five minutes after being told to remain in their classrooms, the students said they realized it was more serious. Copyright 2023 NBCUniversal Media, LLC. CPS and CPD will be providing additional safety supports to our school this week, and many members of our community may be aware of this incident. In August, four teens were shot in a drive-by attack near an ice cream shop across the street from Schurz High School. All four victims were students at Chicago Public Schools, but it is unclear whether they were all students at Schurz. The police are not doing a bad job, but it's just things gotta be more tight.". "Please know that we are . The Sun-Times Media Wire contributed to this report. Students cant hang out around Schurz, they need to head straight home, Baker said. Our No. More activity by Lucienne It's National Volunteer Week! The shooting occurred 2:45 p.m. in the 4300 block of West Addison Street, near Schurz High School, police Chief Roberto Nieves said. We are very upset with it ourselves," Nieves said. Chicago educators and parents have envied the trauma response for students in Highland Park as they head back to schools after the suburbs 4th of July tragedy. The three additional victims were taken to other hospitals in good condition: another 15-year-old boy with a back wound, a 17-year-old boy whose leg was grazed and an 18-year-old man with a leg wound. CPD had said all four were CPS students, but later corrected themselves, saying two of the victims are CPS students, one attends an alternative school and the fourth victim is an 18-year-old man may not be a student. The shooting took place on the patio of the La Michoacana Ice Cream Shop across the street from the school at Milwaukee Avenue and Addison Street. Previously in 2019, Emmanuel Gallegos, a 17-year-old Northside College Prep student, was fatally shot while riding in a car near Schurz on his way to get a haircut. Schurz High School Principal Heidy Moran released the following letter to families Wednesday: The safety of your children is always our top priority, which is why we must inform you of an incident that affected our school this afternoon. Police will increase patrols during arrival and dismissal times at Schurz in response to the shooting, Nieves said. Subscribe to Block Club Chicago,an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. The teens were in the patio area of the shop in the 4300 block of West Addison Street when a dark-colored SUV drove by and someone inside opened fire around 2:45 p.m., according to Deputy Police Chief Roberto Nieves. In 2006, three students were shot across the street from the school. A Chicago Fire Department spokesperson said that three. The other 15-year-old boy, Schurz sophomore Jordan Brown, was shot in the neck and was taken to Lurie Childrens Hospital, where he was in critical condition, police said. I was nervous. CPS officials wouldnt comment. Theyre going to keep shooting here, Garcia said. The mother, who didnt want to give her name because of safety concerns, said she saw a black car with dark windows flee the scene. Our thoughts are with those individuals injured in this incident.". Chicago Police say detectives are still investigating this week's shooting near Schurz High School in the Old . Two of the victims are Chicago Public Schools students, while one attends an alternative school, police said. Information about where, if anywhere, the 18-year-old attended school was not immediately learned. Nothing damaged his spine.. Schurz High School Video shows aftermath of shooting outside Carl Schurz High School At the time of the shooting, some of the students had been dismissed, but most were still inside the school. East High School students said they no longer feel safe on campus and said Denver Public Schools officials haven't responded aggressively enough to the threat gun violence following the shooting . Just three days since fall classes resumed following summer break, Schurz High School in Old Irving Park on Chicago's northwest side went into lockdown Wednesday after four teenagers were. No one is in custody. We thought it was a drill at first, said one student, who asked not to be named. Two students said they were locked down in their classroom after the shots rang out. His classmate Kentrell McNeal, also 15, was fatally shot hours later in Hyde Park, with their two deaths rocking the school community for months.