A teenage boy has been charged with attempted arson for allegedly setting off fireworks Wednesday morning at a high school in the Far South Side Morgan Park neighborhood.
The 16-year-old was recorded by surveillance cameras at 11:25 a.m. running down a stairwell and “throwing fireworks/explosives causing damage to the school structure” at Morgan Park High School, 1744 W. Pryor Ave., according to a statement form Chicago police.
The boy turned himself in later that evening at the Chicago Lawn District police station, 3420 E. 63rd St., police said. He was charged with a felony count of aggravated attempted arson and appeared in juvenile court on Thursday.
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