Chicago Public School Student Beaten to Death With Bat at Party

Fox TV Chicago reports:

The person who allegedly beat a Julian High School senior to death with a baseball bat Saturday night at a South Side party remains in custody Sunday afternoon, but charges have not yet been filed.

Albert Vaughn, 18, of 7032 S. Elizabeth St., died at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn at 12:20 a.m. Sunday, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said.

Vaughn is the 21st Chicago Public Schools student to die a violent death this school year.

No word yet on Mayor Daley blaming guns on this one or whether Mayor Daley will call for the banning of baseball bats.