CHICAGO (AP) – The Latest on a shooting at a Chicago hospital (all times local):
5 p.m.
Police say the suspected gunman is dead and four people are in critical condition following a shooting at a Chicago hospital.
Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says a police officer and at least one hospital employee are among those hospitalized in critical condition following the Monday afternoon shooting at Mercy Hospital.
Guglielmi says the gunman was killed, but it’s unclear if he took his own life or was killed by police.
The department issued a statement earlier on Twitter saying there were “reports of multiple victims” after shots were fired near the hospital on the city’s South Side. Police are asking people to avoid the area.
A spokesman for Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the mayor and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson are monitoring the situation.
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4:15 p.m.
Chicago police say an officer has been shot during an active-shooting incident at a hospital on the city’s South Side.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says the officer is in critical condition. He says one “possible offender” has also been shot, and that officers are now searching the hospital.
The department issued a statement on Twitter saying there were “reports of multiple victims” after shots were fired Monday afternoon near Mercy Hospital. Police are asking people to avoid the area. No other details were immediately released.
A message left for hospital officials wasn’t immediately returned.
Television footage shows several people, including some wearing white coats, walking through a parking lot with their arms up.
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4 p.m.
Chicago police say officers are searching a hospital after a reported shooting and that one “possible offender” has been shot.
The department issued a statement on Twitter saying there are “reports of multiple victims” after shots were fired Monday afternoon near Mercy Hospital on the city’s South Side.
Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says officers are searching the hospital. He says at least one “possible offender is shot,” but no details were immediately released. Police are asking people to avoid the area.
A message left for hospital officials wasn’t immediately returned.
Television footage shows several people, including some wearing white coats, walking through a parking lot with their arms up.
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3:50 p.m.
Chicago police say they are responding to a shooting near a Chicago hospital with “reports of multiple victims.”
A department spokesman issued a statement on Twitter saying officers are responding after shots were fired near Mercy Hospital on the city’s South Side. The department says there are “reports of multiple victims.”
The police department says it didn’t immediately have more details. A message left for hospital officials wasn’t immediately returned.