Multiple people reported shot in 'active shooter' situation near Mercy Hospital on South Side [View all]

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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.

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