Overview
- The shooting, which occurred Monday around 3:40 p.m., left two adults unresponsive inside Mark Twain Elementary in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood and both were later pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical Center.
- Police reported each victim had been shot once in the head and said a weapon was recovered at the scene as Area 1 detectives opened an active investigation.
- Authorities identified the victims as a 48-year-old woman and a 63-year-old man but have not released their names.
- Multiple outlets cited unconfirmed dispatches that described the victims as school custodians and suggested a possible shooter-self-harm sequence, but Chicago police have not verified those details.
- The school was closed for summer break with students scheduled to return on Aug. 24, and the investigation will determine whether the incident reflects a workplace dispute, a targeted act, or another cause and what safety steps the district will take next.