Crime & Safety
Chicago Police Rush To Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. High In Bronzeville After Threat; Boy Found With Fireworks
Chicago police said at 9:09 a.m., a 15-year-old boy posted an image on social media referring to having explosives at a school.
October 28, 2026
Police rushed to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. College Preparatory High School in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday morning after they said a teenage boy posted something threatening on social media.
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Chicago police said at 9:09 a.m., a 15-year-old boy posted an image on social media referring to having explosives at a school. Officers came to the school at 4445 S. Drexel Blvd., found the boy, and discovered he was carrying unused fireworks, police said.
Officers took the fireworks and cleared the building of any explosives, police said. Police also recovered unused fireworks from the 600 block of East 51st Street.
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