Monterio Williams, age 17

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Lost to gun violence on January 26, 2024 in Chicago, Illinois.

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Jan 28: USA TODAY: 2 teens fatally shot while leaving Chicago school identified: 'Senseless act of violence'
Chicago Tribune: 2 teenagers shot and killed in ‘ambush’ while leaving Loop high school identified
https://www.bnd.com/news/state/illinois/article284843996.html
Jan 26: Channel3 NOW: Innovations High School students Robert Boston and Monterio Williams killed in downtown Chicago shooting
Jan 29: Chicago Sun-Times: Mothers mourn sons killed in Loop shooting outside CPS high school: ‘I’m still calling his name’
https://www.usnews.com/news/us/articles/2024-01-27/authorities-identify-2-teenage-boys-shot-and-killed-while-leaving-chicago-school-with-other-students
Jan 26: Chicago Sun-Times: 2 CPS high school students killed in Loop shooting. ‘It feels normalized when it shouldn’t be’
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Also killed was:

Robert Boston, age 16

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