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Multiple victims after shots fired near Chicago's Mercy Hospital 2 killed in shooting at Chicago's Mercy Hospital
(35 minutes later)
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. Four people have been shot and two of them have died at the Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, police have confirmed. A police officer responding to an active shooter alert is reported to have been among the victims.
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 were shot on Monday afternoon, as well as a man reported to be the attacker.
Police are conducting a search of the hospital, which has been evacuated. Police conducted a search of the hospital, which was partially evacuated.
The wounded officer is in critical condition but "receiving excellent care," Chicago PD tweeted, asking the public for prayers. The wounded officer was 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. WMAQ-TV reported four victims in critical condition, citing the city fire department. Police later confirmed four people were shot in total, two of whom have died.
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.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.
The Mercy Hospital incident follows another lethal weekend in Chicago, with two people killed and 19 wounded in shootings across the city.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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