Two custodians are found shot dead inside Mark Twain Elementary School in Chicago, according to police. The discovery is made on Monday at the school, which is just north of Midway International Airport. Police describe the deaths as involving gunshot wounds and say students were not in the building at the time.
Outlets differ on how they characterize the incident. The New York Post reports an apparent murder-suicide in which a male custodian shoots a female colleague before killing himself. Fox News also describes it as a possible murder-suicide, noting the deaths occurred inside the school when no students were present. ABC News US focuses on the police account of two custodians being found shot dead inside the school, without detailing the suspected sequence of events in its brief.
Police investigations are ongoing, and the confirmed circumstances and motives have not been fully detailed in the provided reports.