{"id":39150,"date":"2026-08-11T19:19:58","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39150"},"modified":"2026-08-11T19:19:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T14:19:58","slug":"2-custodians-found-shot-dead-in-elementary-school-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=39150","title":{"rendered":"2 custodians found shot dead in 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 xmlns:default=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Two school custodians have been found shot dead in a Chicago elementary school, according to <a data-ylk=\"slk:Chicago ABC station WLS;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/post\/authorities-responding-reports-garfield-ridge-chicago-shooting-south-lotus-avenue-mark-twain-elementary-school\/19658403\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago ABC station WLS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 48-year-old woman and the 63-year-old man were found Monday afternoon at Mark Twain Elementary School, both with single gunshot wounds to the head, Chicago police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Both were in critical condition when taken to a hospital where they were pronounced dead, police said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Google Maps Street View - PHOTO: Mark Twain Elementary School in Chicago\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/528679b290971d33b907b3744addaa3222139b1b3033812d6fef8b1c582a2fa7\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960%3Bquality_80%3Bformat_webp\/https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fus.abcnews.gma.com%2Fbb04284820c7f64dab10881220d074a9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><default:svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><default:path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/default:svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\"><span class=\"[&amp;_p]:inline\"><\/p>\n<p>Google Maps Street View &#8211; PHOTO: Mark Twain Elementary School in Chicago<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Tyler Boebert arrested on child sexual exploitation charges;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/abcnews.com\/US\/tyler-boebert-arrested-child-sexual-exploitation-charges\/story?id=135538324\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tyler Boebert arrested on child sexual exploitation charges<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A weapon was recovered at the scene, police said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">School principal Matthew Moline said no students were in the building at the time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Moline didn&#8217;t identify the victims, but said in a letter to the school community that &#8220;members of our school community were impacted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We will work to provide additional information to the school community as the investigation proceeds,&#8221; 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