Crime & Safety
14-Year-Old Evanston Boy Shot and Killed Saturday Night
The shooting happened in the 1500 block of Church Street around 10:40 p.m. Police are releasing few other details at this point. The victim was a freshman at Evanston Township High School.
Update 4:30 p.m. Sunday
Dajae Coleman, the 14-year-old who was shot and killed Saturday evening, was a freshman at Evanston Township High School.
Superintendent Eric Witherspoon posted a note on the school's website saying the community was "very saddened" by the news and that, "our sympathy and thoughts are with Dajae’s family."
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The message also let the ETHS community know that, "Our Student Services department personnel will be available throughout the day on Monday, September 24, in room E118 to provide grief counseling to any student or staff member who might need it. No appointment is necessary.
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A 14-year-old Evanston boy was shot and killed last night, according to police.
The Evanston Police Department sent out a press release this morning that said officers responded to a report of shots fired in the 1500 block of Church Street at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. The teenager was then found shot and killed.
The North Regional Major Crimes Task Force is assisting the Evanston Police Department with the investigation.
TribLocal is reporting that the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office has identified the victim as Dajae Coleman of the 1900 block of Foster Street.
No further information is being released at this time. Patch will update the story as we learn more.
Police are asking anyone with information about the shooting to call the detective bureau at 847-866-5040.
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