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Four people have been shot and three of them have died at the Mercy Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, police have confirmed. A police officer responding to an active shooter alert has been among the victims. | |
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. | 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 conducted a search of the hospital, which was partially evacuated. | Police conducted a search of the hospital, which was partially evacuated. |
The wounded officer was in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital, Chicago police confirmed. | |
WMAQ-TV reported four victims in critical condition, citing the city fire department. Police later confirmed four people were shot in total. | |
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. |
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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