A suspected gunman is dead and four people are in critical condition after a shooting at a Chicago hospital, police said.
Chicago police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said a police officer and at least one hospital employee are among those in critical condition after the Monday afternoon shooting at Mercy Hospital.
Mr Guglielmi says the gunman was killed, but it is unclear if he took his own life or was killed by police.
The department issued a statement earlier saying there were “reports of multiple victims” after shots were fired near the hospital on the city’s South Side. Police asked people to avoid the area. A spokesman for mayor Rahm Emanuel said he and Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson are monitoring the situation.
Earlier:
‘Multiple victims’ after shots fired near Chicago hospital Chicago police say they are responding to a shooting near a 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”.
Chicago Police have said that one officer has been shot and is in a critical condition. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said officers are searching the hospital.
He added that at least one “possible offender is shot”, but no details were immediately released. Police asked people to avoid the area. Television footage showed several people, including some wearing white coats, walking through a car park with their arms up.
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