Breaking! At least 2 people are dead after a shooting at Mercy Hospital in Chicagos South Side!
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abc7 reports Four people were shot and two are dead, including the gunman, after a shooting at Mercy Hospital on the city’s South Side, Chicago police said. A Chicago police officer is among the injured.
Police said shots were fired both inside and outside the hospital between 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. Mercy is located in Bronzeville near the intersection of 25th and Michigan Avenue.
Chicago fire officials said two women were shot; one was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in extremely critical condition, the other was taken to University of Chicago Hospital in extremely critical condition.
Chicago police said an officer was shot and also taken to University of Chicago Hospital for treatment.
The hospital was partially evacuated, and employees and patients were taken to warming buses. They are waiting for police to give them the all clear to…
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A #ChicagoPolice officer has been shot in the active shooter incident at Mercy Hospital. He is in critical condition but receiving excellent care. Please send your prayers. pic.twitter.com/kFfMY1ZmF7
— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) November 19, 2018
Foxnews writes that a Chicago police officer was shot and remains in “critical condition” after a suspect opened fire at Mercy Hospital on Monday, a spokesman for the department said. The officer, who has not yet been unidentified, is “receiving excellent care” following the active shooting incident.
Anthony Guglielmi, Chief Communications Officer for the Chicago Police Department, said “multiple victims” were reported at the hospital. He tweeted that, “Officers are doing a methodical search of Mercy hospital,” and noted, “At least one possible offender is shot.”
This is a developing story. Well update it as it progresses.