Deantonio Gass First Chicago Public School Student Murdered in New School Year

Well, the school year didn't even get well underway before a Chicago Public School student was shot to death. According to the Chicago Sun Times, a cafeteria fight may have lead to the murder of Bowen High School sophomore Deantonio Gass. He became the first CPS student to be killed this school year, just two days after classes started at the high school.

Goss and an 18-year-old pal were shot half a mile from the school — and just a couple of blocks from Goss’ home — around 3 p.m. in an alley on the 8600 block of South Saginaw, police said. Goss was declared dead less than an hour later at Stroger Hospital, but his friend survived and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in serious to critical condition.

Goss’ friends were involved in a fight in the cafeteria earlier Wednesday which may have prompted the shooting, Jackson said, adding that he believes his son was not the intended target. Source: Sun Times

This is a shame and it is sad that the young people in the inner-city communities of Chicago are walking targets for gun violence. When will this end? How many more children and young adults have to lose their lives before something drastic is done to curb the gun violence in Chicago?