2 critically injured in shooting incident at Garfield Ridge elementary school, CFD says: LIVE
Monday, August 10, 2026 10:10PM
LIVE: SW Side shooting incident
CHICAGO (WLS) — Two people were critically injured in a shooting incident at a Southwest Side elementary school on Monday afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department said.
A CFD official confirmed that there were reports of shots fired in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood’s 5100-block of South Lotus Avenue.
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Video from the scene shows a large police presence at Mark Twain Elementary School. A stretcher could be seen, and tape blocked off part of the school’s parking lot.
The two injured people were transported to local hospitals.
Two people were critically injured in a shooting incident at a Southwest Side elementary school on Monday afternoon, the Chicago Fire Department said.
What led up to the incident was not immediately clear, but Chicago Public Schools is not currently in session.
Further information was not immediately available.
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