CHICAGO - A 9-year-old boy was struck and killed by a car Thursday morning outside McNair Elementary School on Chicago's West Side , police said.

What we know:

The crash happened around 7:41 a.m. in the 4800 block of West Walton Street, according to Chicago police. The boy, identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office as Anakin Perez, was taken to Stroger Hospital, where he later died.

No other injuries were reported.

Chicago police confirmed Thursday night that the driver who was arrested was released without charges. The driver's identity hasn't been released.

Perez’s family said Anakin was walking to school with a sibling and was crossing the street toward the entrance when he was struck. They said the driver, who dropped off her child at the school, did not see the

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