The Illinois Police Department is investigating the Chicago area

Harris Marley

Global Courant 2023-04-29 05:11:15

Police investigated Friday, a day after a noose was found hanging from a tree outside a high school in Naperville, Illinois, west of Chicago.

“On Thursday, April 27, a noose was found in a tree on the grounds of Scullen Middle School,” Indian Prairie School District spokeswoman Lisa Barry said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “School administrators have contacted the Naperville Police Department and they are investigating.”

The statement from the school and the Naperville Police Department both told Fox News Digital that there is no evidence that a student was responsible for the noose.

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Officials say there is no evidence to date that a Scullen Middle School student is responsible for the noose. (Google Maps)

“Therefore we do not know the origin of the object,” the district’s statement continued. “Indian Prairie School District takes these matters seriously and we will continue to cooperate with law enforcement on this matter.”

A noose (not pictured) was found Thursday hanging from a tree on the grounds of Scullen Middle School outside Chicago, officials said. (iStock)

A police spokesperson told Fox New Digital that the investigation is ongoing and no other similar incidents have occurred at the school.

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