ByABC7 Chicago Digital Team 
Monday, August 10, 2026 9:17PM
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CHICAGO (WLS) — Authorities are responding to reports of a shooting near a Southwest Side school on Monday afternoon.
A Chicago Fire Department official confirmed that there are reports of shots fired in the Garfield Ridge neighborhood’s 5100-block of South Lotus Avenue.
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That’s near Mark Twain Elementary School. The 2026-2027 school year has not yet started.
Officials did not immediately say whether anyone is injured.
Further information was not immediately available.
This is a developing story. Check back with ABC7 for updates.
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