A Mather High School student was shot near the West Ridge school during Tuesday afternoon dismissal, according to Chicago police and the local alderman.
The student, a 17-year-old boy, was sitting in a car near Mather Park on the 5900 block of North California Avenue when a person came up to him and shot him in the left arm around 3:20 p.m., police said. The boy was taken to Evanston Hospital and was expected to recover, police said.
Ald. Andre Vasquez, 40th, said in an email to constituents that the school brought students back into the building in a “soft lockdown” while Lincoln (20th) District officers confirmed that there was no threat to the school. In a later message, Vasquez said CPD would be at the school during upcoming dismissals until further notice and that a CPS crisis team will be on hand Wednesday.
No one was in custody as of Tuesday night as Belmont Area detectives continued their investigation.
