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  "path": "/crime/2026/04/21/whitney-young-high-school-principal-shot-at-while-driving-in-washington-heights",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-21T16:22:41.284Z",
  "site": "https://chicago.suntimes.com",
  "textContent": "<p>The principal of Whitney Young High School, Rickey Harris, escaped injury after being shot at Friday night while driving in Washington Heights on the South Side. </p><p>Around 10:15 p.m. Friday, the 53-year-old was southbound in the 1300 block of West 95th Street when gunfire struck his vehicle, Chicago police said. </p><p>\"While driving, I'm shaking, realizing these were gunshots, multiple gunshots,\" Harris told <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https://abc7chicago.com/post/washington-park-chicago-shooting-suspect-fires-whitney-young-high-school-principal-rickey-harris-throop-95th-street/18928372/\" target=\"_blank\" >ABC</a>. \"If anyone's looking for a sign to believe in God, here I am. Here I am.\"</p><p>Harris wasn't present at the high school Tuesday, school officials said. </p><p>Area detectives were investigating the incident. </p>",
  "title": "Whitney Young High School principal shot at while driving in Washington Heights",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-21T17:30:01.961Z"
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