2 Teens Shot Dead By Masked Gunman Outside Chicago High School

Two teenagers were killed Friday by a masked gunman who opened fire outside a Chicago high school.

The boys, ages 14 and 15, were declared dead at a local hospital. Two other teenagers, a boy and girl, were injured but expected to survive, according to officials.

Gunfire erupted as students walked out of Benito Juarez High School on the city’s West Side at the end of the school day. It was unclear late Friday if the teens shot were students.

The suspect — dressed in a black sweatshirt and jacket, along with a black mask — was seen fleeing the scene, the Chicago Sun-Times reported. No one was in custody as of Friday evening, police said.

“I only heard three shots but already there were two people on the ground,” one witness told the newspaper.

Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker (D) said in a tweet that his “heart goes out to the family and friends” of the victims.

Schools are the “cornerstone of neighborhoods and students deserve to feel safe,” he added. “We must put an end to these unspeakable tragedies and rid our communities of gun violence.”