CHICAGO — A 16-year-old boy has been charged in the deadly December shooting at Benito Juarez Community Academy, officials announced Friday afternoon.
The suspect, whose name was not released, was charged as an adult with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, according to Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx, who addressed reporters during a late afternoon news conference at Chicago police headquarters.
Additionally, the boy, who was in possession of a stolen vehicle and charged with misdemeanor criminal trespass to a vehicle, was charged with aggravated discharge of a firearm at a school, and multiple counts of unlawful use of a weapon, police said.
