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Miami Herald
3 days ago
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- Miami Herald
Navy-bound teen fatally shot three days after graduating high school, IL cops say
DeAngelo Miles had recently received a high school diploma and was preparing to join the U.S. Navy this summer, according to his school and local news outlets. But his plans came to a halt when he was found fatally shot in the head in a Chicago alley on June 1, just three days after he graduated high school, police said. A relative was with Miles when they heard gunshots at around 3 a.m., police said. The witness found Miles shot in the head, according to police. The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Chicago police and the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. 'It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the loss of De'Angelo Miles, a recent graduate of the the Class of 2025, Hansberry College Prep said in a statement. 'Our hearts are heavy as we grieve his passing.' Miles was attending an after-prom party the night of the shooting, family told WLS. The school's principal told WGN that Miles played football and was planning to join the U.S. Navy after graduation. No one is in custody, and detectives are investigating, according to police, who did not give a motive for the shooting.
Daily Mail
3 days ago
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- Daily Mail
BREAKING NEWS High school football star shot dead during after-prom party... just days after graduation
A high school football star has died at age 17 after being shot in Chicago over the weekend, just days after graduating. DeAngelo Miles, a team captain at Hansberry College Prep school, was at an after-prom party with friends when the tragedy occured with police believing the incident may have been an attempted robbery gone wrong, according to TMZ. The Chicago Police Department said it received a call regarding a person shot at around 3am on Sunday, When officers arrived on the scene, witnesses said they had discovered a teenager in an ally after hearing gunshots. The victim, who was later identified as Miles, was discovered unresponsive on the ground with a gunshot to the head. More to follow.
