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Summit shooting: Argo Community High School student Jaydin Bahena, man shot and killed near Hanover Street, 73rd Court

Summit shooting: Argo Community High School student Jaydin Bahena, man shot and killed near Hanover Street, 73rd Court

SUMMIT, Ill. (WLS) — A 16-year-old boy has died after a shooting in the southwestern suburb of Summit.

It happened Friday evening just after 10:20 p.m. near Hanover Street and 73rd Court.

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Argo Community High School identified the victim as one of its students, Jaydin Bahena.

Police also found a 34-year-old man in a nearby car who had also been shot. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

He was not immediately identified.

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While police have not released details about the shooting, the school said Bahena was “an unnecessary victim of violence, caught in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

He was described as having a good heart and a lively personality.

The school has provided grief counselors to students.

Summit Police and the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force are investigating.

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