CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A man was killed in a shooting Tuesday near an elementary and high school in Lawndale on the West Side.
The 28-year-old was shot multiple times in the chest at 8:36 a.m. in the 1500 block of South Christiana Avenue, according to Chicago police.
The shooting occurred minutes after the 8:30 a.m. start of classes at North Lawndale College Prep High School, less than a block away at 1615 S. Christiana Ave. A representative for the school said there was no lockdown implemented after the shooting and all students are accounted for.
Kipp Ascend Primary School, 1440 S. Christiana Ave., is also less than a block from where the shooting occurred. School started about an hour before the shooting.
He was taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.
Tuesday is the first day of school for Chicago Public Schools students, but classes at Kipp and North Lawndale began in mid-August.
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