Two teens were shot and killed in the Loop Friday afternoon, according to Chicago police.
They were shot shortly before 1 p.m. near Washington Street and Wabash Avenue, just blocks from Millennium Park, police said.
The victims were students at Innovations High School, a charter school at 17 N. State St., two sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.
One source said they were struck when at least one vehicle pulled up to a crowd and masked gunmen opened fire. Another source said a person was taken into custody, although it wasn’t immediately clear whether it was one of the alleged shooters.
In a call with the Sun-Times, Police Supt. Larry Snelling confirmed that two students were killed.
Lights flashed from at least 10 police cars as officers worked the scene. Police tape blocked off a large section of North Wabash Avenue near a Burlington Coat Factory and TJ Maxx. A sign on the door of a nearby Circle K convenience store said it was closed until further notice.
Police were investigating a shooting Friday in the 100 block of North Wabash Avenue.
Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times
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