A 14-year-old student and a security guard at a Chicago high school were shot and wounded just as classes were letting out Tuesday afternoon.
The Chicago Tribune reports that the shooting occurred outside Phillips Academy High School just after the security guard, a 45-year-old man, opened the doors in the back entrance.
The student, a 14-year-old girl, was shot in the abdomen and was in critical condition Tuesday night at a local hospital, police said.
UPDATE: At a Wednesday press conference, the girl’s grandmother said doctors believe she will make a full recovery, WGN-TV reports
“I asked if there was anything she wanted to say and she said, “Grandma tell everybody thank you.’”
The security guard arrived Tuesday in serious condition at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Police later said the security guard was in fair condition. The guard was shot in the left arm and back.
A preliminary investigation revealed the gunman waited outside school doors around dismissal time, police said. The shooter allegedly opened fire once the security guard opened school doors, according to police. The guard was standing 10 feet from the door when the shooting took place.
No one was in custody. A motive was unknown, police said.
Records show that Phillips decided last year to get rid of both of its two school resource officers. Resource officers are uniformed, armed Chicago police officers. Security personnel at a school who aren’t resource officers are unarmed.
