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Malcolm X

A Car Shot Up on Jackson Boulevard Sends Malcolm X College Into Lockdown

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Malcolm X College, part of City Colleges of Chicago, was temporarily locked down on the afternoon of December 16, 2022, after a shooting on the Near West Side just outside the campus. Two people in a car traveling near Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue were shot shortly before 2 p.m. and crashed into a tree; both later died. CPD said the shooting appeared gang-related.

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Institution
Malcolm X College
Community College · IL
~8,000 studentsCity Colleges of Chicago Alert
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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Alert: Malcolm X College is on lockdown due to police activity near campus. Shelter in place, lock doors, and stay away from windows. Await further instructions.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed wording; the exact City Colleges of Chicago alert text was not published, so this is marked unconfirmed.
The shooting occurred on the public street near Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue, not inside the college, making the lockdown precautionary.
ALL CLEARSMS
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Alert: The lockdown at Malcolm X College has been lifted. Police activity near campus has cleared. Normal operations are resuming. Thank you for your cooperation.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed all-clear; reporting described the lockdown as temporary while CPD investigated the nearby shooting.
Both victims, a 36-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, died of their injuries at the hospital.
Context

Background

Malcolm X College, a City Colleges of Chicago institution on the Near West Side, sits beside busy arterial streets near the Illinois Medical District. On December 16, 2022, the Chicago Sun-Times reported that two people in a car near Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue were shot shortly before 2 p.m. CST and crashed into a tree; the 36-year-old driver and a 29-year-old female passenger both died. WGN and NBC Chicago reported the college was temporarily locked down while police investigated, with CPD Superintendent David Brown saying the shooting appeared gang-related. As with many urban community colleges, the threat originated on a public street rather than campus, but the proximity triggered a protective lockdown and Clery notification.
Analysis

Key Findings

A shooting near Jackson Boulevard and Damen Avenue shortly before 2 p.m. CST prompted a precautionary lockdown of Malcolm X College
Two victims in the car, a 36-year-old man and a 29-year-old woman, both later died
CPD said the shooting appeared gang-related; the violence occurred on a public street adjacent to campus
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    Driver, passenger killed in Near West Side shooting - Chicago Sun-Times
    chicago.suntimes.com
  2. News
    2 dead after being shot while driving on Chicago's West Side - WGN-TV
    wgntv.com
  3. News
    Driver Killed, Passenger Wounded in Shooting Near Malcolm X College - NBC Chicago
    nbcchicago.com
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police-activitylockdowncommunity-collegeillinoischicagooff-campus-shootingemergency-notification
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion