Multiple people reported shot in 'active shooter' situation near Mercy Hospital on South Side

[greatauntoftriplets]

Source: Chicago Tribune

Multiple people reported shot in 'active shooter' situation near Mercy Hospital on South Side
Shooting near Mercy Hospital
Chicago police and Fire Department crews at the scene near Mercy Hospital, where multiple people were reported shot Monday afternoon. (Madeline Buckley, Chicago Tribune)
Madeline BuckleyContact ReporterChicago Tribune

Authorities were reporting multiple victims in an “active shooter” attack in the area of Mercy Hospital on the Near South Side that brought out a large police presence Monday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to near the hospital, 2525 S. Michigan Ave., about 3:20 p.m.

There were “Reports of multiple victims” in the attack, police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said in a tweet.

Fire officials called an emergency medical services Plan II, sending at least 10 ambulances to the scene, because of an “active shooter” situation, a Fire Department spokesman said.

A hospital employee said she was in her office when a notice came over a public address system telling those in the hospital to lock their doors. They were later evacuated and people were put on CTA buses as authorities dealt with the situation.

Read more: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-met-shooting-mercy-hospital-chicago-20181119-story.html

[DesertRat]

1. Omg, not again!

[riversedge]

12. The #neveragain hashtag is not working.

[Initech]

2. Hooray guns!!!!

[RhodeIslandOne]

3. Chicago: Right wingers will have raging boners n/m

[greatauntoftriplets]

4. NBC Chicago is reporting that the shooter is dead.

[Julian Englis]

5. AP: Gunman dead, officer 3 others in critical condition

Suspected gunman dead, officer and 3 others in critical condition following shooting at Chicago hospitals

Link to tweet

[bronxiteforever]

6. Looks like a domestic work place shooting of girlfriend/doctor

WBBM-TV spoke with a witness who saw the situation unfold. He told reporters that he saw a man and woman arguing in the parking lot of the hospital, and then saw the man shoot the woman. He explained that the shooter then entered the hospital and continued to fire. The witness said he was standing just about five feet away from the shooter as he came into the hospital.

The TV station reports that the woman, who was potentially the gunman’s girlfriend, was shot multiple times. She is reportedly also in critical condition. Another witness told WBBM that the woman was wearing scrubs, indicating that she was a hospital employee. It has since been confirmed that the woman was in fact a physician. She was transferred to another hospital for treatment as well.

https://heavy.com/news/2018/11/chicago-police-active-shooter-mercy-hospital/

[dbackjon]

8. She was his ex-fiance

Flipping angry men with guns...

[bronxiteforever]

9. Yes. Horrible and it just keeps repeating

[dhol82]

10. I am surprised she is still alive.

Witness said the perp shot her three times in the chest and after she went down fired another three.

[Shoonra]

7. Can we space them out?

Firearm massacres are occurring with such rapidity that the Republicans don't even have time to say that now is not the time to discuss gun legislation.

Please, let's try to pace the massacres so we can fit in the lame excuses.

[dhol82]

11. Yeah, they will want to do maximum thoughts and prayers.

[Stuart G]

13. 4 People Dead..that includes the shooter...NY Times...

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/19/us/chicago-shooting-hospital.html?action=click&module=Top%20Stories&pgtype=Homepage

[AKing]

14. Woman getting off an elevator also shot dead had nothing to do with any of this..Grrr