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Posted on 04/25/2026 12:31:11 PM PDT by DFG
A suspect is in custody after a shooting inside a Chicago hospital left one police officer dead and another critically injured on Saturday morning, law enforcement sources said.
Around 10:45 a.m., two Chicago police officers were shot at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital, located at 5140 N. California Ave. in Chicago's Ravenswood neighborhood.
Police took the suspect to the hospital to be checked out before going to jail for a separate offense before the shooting broke out, police sources told NBC Chicago.
One of the officers was shot in the head, sources told NBC Chicago. Both were taken to a different area hospital, where one was later pronounced dead and the other was initially listed in critical condition.
A manhunt for the suspect ensued, with authorities swarming the hospital and nearby area. Alderman Andre Vasquez to ask residents in the surrounding area to shelter in place amid the manhunt.
The suspect was taken into custody around noon, authorities said.
Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital was placed on a lockdown after the shooting. The lockdown was lifted by 2 p.m. but the hospital remained closed.
Endeavor Health said the suspect was brought in for treatment around 9 a.m. and was scanned for weapons upon arrival, in accordance with the hospital's public safety weapon detection protocols.
The suspect was "escorted by law enforcement at all times" while in the hospital before escaping after the shooting, Endeavor said in a statement around 1:30 p.m. "No team members or patients were physically harmed as a result of this incident. The safety of our patients and team members remains our top priority."
"This is a horrible situation all around. Hoping the staff and those present at Swedish Covenant Hospital are also okay," said Alderman Gilbert Villegas in a post on social media.
(Excerpt) Read more at nbcchicago.com ...
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Shootings are so rare in Chicago. It must be the racist SPLC listed groups doing the killing.
“The suspect”.....the only description the source would provide.....tells me ALL I need to know
So true.
Yogi knows, Yogi always knows.
Watch out for those [Muzzie] Swedes.
How can this be. Guns know they are not allowed in hospitals.
If guns are not allowed, where do all those shots come from?
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