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

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

SUMMIT, Ill. (WLS) — A 16-year-old boy has died following a shooting in southwest suburban Summit.

The incident occurred 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 vehicle who had also been shot. He was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

He could not immediately be identified.

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While police did not release details of 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 made grief counselors available to students.

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

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