For three hours after four students were shot, two fatally, in a double homicide at Benito Juarez High School in Pilsen, the principal and some staffers obstructed the police investigation. Principal Juan Carlos Ocon did not allow police to interview students who had information on the shooter. Weeks later, the school officials had to be threatened with subpoenas to spur their cooperation. Emails and interviews revealed that Chicago Public Schools leadership stymied the investigation and later lied about it.
A brief summary of how Chicago Public Schools refused to cooperate and even hindered a double homicide investigation on school grounds at Juarez High School: - Principal Juan Carlos Ocon would not allow police to interview students who had given information on the shooter - Ocon… https://t.co/WSWb4fLT6X
A brief summary of how Chicago Public Schools refused to cooperate and even hindered a double homicide on school grounds at Juarez High School: - Principal Juan Carlos Ocon would not allow police to interview students who had given information on the shooter - Ocon didn’t… https://t.co/WSWb4fLT6X
Great new @IllinoisAnswers story from @PeterNickeas about @ChiPubSchools leadership stymieing a police investigation (and later lying about it) after a mass shooting that left two students dead outside Benito Juarez High School. https://t.co/Tz7QErfNlX
For 3 hours after 4 students were shot 2, fatally, at Benito Juarez HS, the principal + some staffers threw up roadblocks to the police investigation + weeks later had to be threatened with subpoenas to spur their cooperation, @illinoisanswers has learned. https://t.co/jJgAhzC27h https://t.co/PXVu7zzvmq
"For three critical hours after four students were shot, two fatally, at Benito Juarez High School, the school principal and some staffers threw up roadblocks to the police investigation and weeks later had to be threatened with grand jury subpoenas to spur their cooperation, the…
NEW from @PeterNickeas: CPS Principal, Staff Stymied Police Investigation of Mass Shooting at Pilsen High School, Emails, Interviews Show https://t.co/bMPW0sLByO