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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Cindy Hernandez

Former student, 16, accused in Juarez High School December shooting that killed 2 had been expelled, prosecutors say

A mourner crouches at a vigil outside Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen less than a week after a mass shooting outside the school during dismissal on Dec. 16 left two teenagers dead and two wounded. (Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times)

Cook County prosecutors said Saturday that the 16-year-old former Juarez High School student who’s accused of killing two teenagers at the Pilsen school in December and wounding two others had been expelled earlier in the school year over behavioral, academic and attendance issues.

Christian Acevedo, who was ordered held without bail Saturday, has been charged as an adult with first-degree murder and attempted murder in the Dec. 16 shooting.

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