TRAGIC LOSS IN CHICAGO

16-year-old Lily Bova, a beloved high school student, was fatally shot outside her home in a quiet suburb Saturday morning.

Police confirm the attack but refuse to reveal the suspect’s identity — leaving a community in shock and demanding answers. 😢

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Beloved highschooler Lily Bova gunned down outside Chicago — and cops won’t say who did it

A 16-year-old girl was gunned down in a quiet Chicago suburb Saturday morning — and authorities have neither caught nor identified her suspected killer.

The victim, identified as high school sophomore Lilly Bova, was killed in the Cook County neighborhood of Glenview around 11 a.m., authorities said.

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a person of interest but have revealed few details about who may have killed the well-liked teen.

Lilly Bova, 16, was killed Saturday morning in her Chicago suburb
Lilly Bova, 16, was killed Saturday morning in her Chicago suburb.Family handout

Bova's (pictured) killer is still on the loose, though the sheriff's office has a person of interest
Bova’s killer is still on the loose, though the sheriff’s office has a person of interest.Facebook/Christie Marie

Bova's principal described her as "kind hearted" with an "optimistic nature."
Bova’s principal described her as “kind hearted” with an “optimistic nature.”VSCO/Lily Bova “While we cannot share further details at this time, this was an isolated incident and does not appear to pose a risk to the general public,” the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement — without revealing further details about the murder that has shocked her loved ones in the peaceful, affluent village.

Bova was “bright, positive and mature beyond her years,” her school principal said in a message to students and parents viewed by Fox 32.

“Though Lilly was a quiet spirit, her teachers and those who knew her best said she loved deeply … Her kind-hearted and optimistic nature will be sorely missed,” wrote Dr. Barbara Georges, principal of Glenbrook South High School.