
Two high school students, 16 and 17 years old, were fatally wounded on Friday by gunmen in Chicago, USA.
While they were leaving the school with four other classmates, two cars stopped near them and hooded people got out and opened fire on them.
Eyewitnesses reported that the gunmen fired about 20 times, while a policeman who was later on the scene spoke of an assassination attempt.
According to American media, the students have been identified as 17-year-old Robert Boston and 16-year-old Monterio Williams.
"The two students were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, where they succumbed to their injuries a short time later," Deputy Police Chief John Hine said.
2 Innovations High School students shot and killed near Madison and Wabash in downtown Chicago this afternoon.
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