It’s now being reported that there’s an active shooter at Mercy Hospital in Chicago and that there are multiple victims:
#BREAKING: Gunman Opens Fire At Chicago Hospital (Image CBS2-TV) https://t.co/C0nrj7GtLF pic.twitter.com/CPcoX3DtIx
— CBSDFW (@CBSDFW) November 19, 2018
Here’s more…
A gunman has reportedly opened fire on the campus of Mercy Hospital, according to Chicago police.
According to dispatch reports, a woman has been shot.
There are also reports an officer who has been shot.
Police responded to the hospital around 3:30 p.m.
CBS 2’s Charlie De Mar reports a massive police presence near the hospital.
A woman who was in Chicago's Mercy Hospital describes hearing an exchange of gunfire during a reported shooting there: "It was extreme and it was very loud and it was close" https://t.co/mGUPVr9iBP pic.twitter.com/HmuNvMDU6r
— CBS News (@CBSNews) November 19, 2018
Here’s a live video from CBS in Chicago:
We’ll be updating with more soon…
MORE….
Chicago police say they are responding to a shooting near a Chicago hospital with "reports of multiple victims."
— WPDE ABC15 (@wpdeabc15) November 19, 2018
A spokesman said officers are responding after shots were fired near Mercy Hospital on the city's South Side. The dept says there are "reports of multiple victims."
SWAT teams searching Mercy Hospital in Chicago after shots fired and multiple people injured in the latest apparent mass shooting in the US. https://t.co/s3oPoCTlmC
— Michael Gravesande (@OldBlackHack) November 19, 2018
Police officer said to be in critical condition:
#UPDATE: Police say an officer is in critical condition after being shot in the active shooter incident in Chicago. https://t.co/iJHZOx0API
— FOX59 News (@FOX59) November 19, 2018
And one other person shot:
BREAKING: A police officer has been shot in an active shooter situation at Chicago's Mercy Hospital. He is in critical condition. At least one possible offender has also been shot.
— 570 NEWS - Kitchener (@570NEWS) November 19, 2018
UPDATE:
“BREAKING: Police: Suspected gunman dead, officer and 3 others in critical condition following shooting at Chicago hospital.”
BREAKING: Police: Suspected gunman dead, officer and 3 others in critical condition following shooting at Chicago hospital.
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 19, 2018