CBS News reports that the victim was identified by authorities as William Chavis Raynard Miller Jr., who attended Mount Tabor High School. He was rushed to a hospital where he later died of a gunshot wound.
Police chief Catrina A. Thompson says a suspect in the shooting is believed to be a fellow high school student.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education for American School & University since 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.