Assistant principal fatally shot outside Berwyn's Lincoln Middle School [View all]

Assistant Principal of Lincoln Middle School Nerissa Lee was gunned down along with a 76-year woman before the assailant turned the gun on himself outside the Berwyn school on Sept. 16, 2025.

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When reached Wednesday by a reporter, Nerissa Lee’s sister said she was overwhelmed and didn’t know if she could handle talking about her sister’s death yet.

“This is all too much for me,” Lee’s sister said.

The shooting happened about 4 p.m. Tuesday, with police responding to a call of shots fired. A man who was in a vehicle used a rifle to shoot into another vehicle before shooting himself, according to police. The man also shot at responding officers, who took cover but did not return fire, police said.

No students were hurt in the shooting, and police said they believe it was an isolated incident related to domestic violence.

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