The Chicago Sun-Times reports that the shooting occurred Wednesday after classes were dismissed from Senn High School on the city's North Side.
Police said a vehicle approached the students on a street east of the school and several people got out and opened fire. No one was in custody in the shooting.
Detectives investigating the attack said they believed the boys had been targeted.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 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.
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