{"id":38884,"date":"2026-08-11T16:31:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38884"},"modified":"2026-08-11T16:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T11:31:15","slug":"2-custodians-found-shot-dead-inside-chicago-elementary-school-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=38884","title":{"rendered":"2 custodians found shot dead inside Chicago elementary school, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"prism-article-body\">\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">Two school custodians were found shot dead on Monday inside Mark Twain Elementary School, just north of Chicago&#8217;s Midway International Airport, according to <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/authorities-responding-reports-garfield-ridge-chicago-shooting-south-lotus-avenue-mark-twain-elementary-school\/19658403\/\" target=\"_blank\">ABC News&#8217; Chicago station WLS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The Chicago Police Department said in a statement that two adults were discovered unresponsive on Monday afternoon &#8212; one 48-year-old female victim with a single gunshot wound to her head, and 63-year-old male also with a single gunshot wound to the head.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Both people were transported to Christ Hospital in critical condition and pronounced dead at the hospital, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A weapon was recovered on scene, the statement added. The investigation is ongoing, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The school&#8217;s principal said that no students were inside the building at the time of the shooting, <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/authorities-responding-reports-garfield-ridge-chicago-shooting-south-lotus-avenue-mark-twain-elementary-school\/19658403\/\" target=\"_blank\">WLS reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">ABC News&#8217; Darren Reynolds contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two school custodians were found shot dead on Monday inside Mark Twain Elementary School, just north of Chicago&#8217;s Midway International Airport, according to ABC News&#8217; Chicago station WLS. 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