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| Multiple victims after shots fired near Chicago's Mercy Hospital | Multiple victims after shots fired near Chicago's Mercy Hospital |
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| Chicago police are responding to a possible active shooter situation near the city's Mercy Hospital. Multiple victims have been shot, and the public are advised to avoid the area. | Chicago police are responding to a possible active shooter situation near the city's Mercy Hospital. Multiple victims have been shot, and the public are advised to avoid the area. |
| According to dispatch reports cited by local media, a woman and an officer have been shot. At least one possible offender has also been shot, the Chicago police chief communications officer tweeted. | According to dispatch reports cited by local media, a woman and an officer have been shot. At least one possible offender has also been shot, the Chicago police chief communications officer tweeted. |
| Police are conducting a search of the hospital, which has been evacuated. | Police are conducting a search of the hospital, which has been evacuated. |
| The wounded officer is in critical condition but "receiving excellent care," Chicago PD tweeted, asking the public for prayers. | The wounded officer is in critical condition but "receiving excellent care," Chicago PD tweeted, asking the public for prayers. |
| WMAQ-TV is reporting four victims in critical condition, citing the fire department. Local media reports speak of as many as six victims, but there has been no official confirmation as of yet. | |
| A witness told WBBM-TV that a man shot a woman in the parking lot after an argument, then entered the hospital and kept shooting. Another witness saw a man shooting someone on the ground repeatedly, until police arrived and exchanged fire with the attacker. | |
| One of the nearby schools that was locked down is being released, but the police are maintaining a "tight perimeter" around the hospital, blocking all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. | One of the nearby schools that was locked down is being released, but the police are maintaining a "tight perimeter" around the hospital, blocking all vehicle and pedestrian traffic. |
| The Mercy Hospital incident follows another lethal weekend in Chicago, with two people killed and 19 wounded in shootings across the city. | |
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