Overview
- Eric Billups, 16, was fatally shot at a bus stop near Hyde Park Academy after Wednesday's dismissal, and a 16-year-old girl was wounded in the leg.
- Police say the shooter had fought with Billups earlier at school and left early before returning with a gun, with 17 shell casings recovered at the scene.
- Witnesses reported the attacker wore a school uniform, and the suspect has not been found.
- On Thursday, Chicago police set up a community policing tent near the site, and the school and CPS brought in counselors for students and staff.
- Billups’ killing is the third student death linked to Hyde Park Academy in about four weeks, following late‑March hit-and-runs that killed Lania Smith and Violet Miller.