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Two custodians are dead after a shooting Monday afternoon at a Chicago elementary school, authorities said.The shooting happened around 3:40 p.m. at Mark Twain Elementary School in the 5100 block of South Lotus Avenue.Chicago police said officers found two adults unresponsive inside the school.A 48-year-old woman who had been shot once in the head was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition. A 63-year-old man who had also been shot once in the head was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.Officers recovered a weapon at the scene.SEIU Local 73 issued this statement on the incident:"The only facts we know right now are that two families have lost a loved one and our prayers are with their families, and the staff, students, and families at Mark Twain Elementary School," said Trumaine Reeves, executive vice president of SEIU Local 73. One neighbor in the area said she lives across the street and is familiar with the custodial staff. "I feel sorry, I feel bad about them and we know some of them.
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Two custodians are dead after a shooting Monday afternoon at a Chicago elementary school, authorities said.The shooting happened around 3:40 p.m. at Mark Twain Elementary School in the 5100 block of South Lotus Avenue.Chicago police said officers found two adults unresponsive inside the school.A 48-year-old woman who had been shot once in the head was taken to Christ Hospital in critical condition. A 63-year-old man who had also been shot once in the head was taken to the same hospital in critical condition, police said.Officers recovered a weapon at the scene.SEIU Local 73 issued this statement on the incident:"The only facts we know right now are that two families have lost a loved one and our prayers are with their families, and the staff, students, and families at Mark Twain Elementary School," said Trumaine Reeves, executive vice president of SEIU Local 73. One neighbor in the area said she lives across the street and is familiar with the custodial staff. "I feel sorry, I feel bad about them and we know some of them.
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