Crime & Safety
Man Charged With Making Social Media Threats Targeting Chicago Schools
The two Simeon students – both 15-year-old boys – were killed in separate attacks just four hours apart on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (CBS) — Jordan Hassell, 18, of Lansing, Michigan, faces a misdemeanor count of electronic harassment, according to Chicago police. He was expected to appear in court later Friday.
The threats came after two Simeon students — both 15-year-old boys — were killed in separate attacks just four hours apart on Tuesday. Subsequently, social media threats of gun violence were reported at Simeon and several other schools on both the South and West sides, officials said. Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said police are looking for information in the two shootings that killed Simeon students on Tuesday.
