A prisoner being transported by police managed to grab an officer’s gun inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital and opened fire, killing one officer and leaving another fighting for his life on Saturday, April 25, 2026.
The shooting occurred shortly before 11 a.m. at the hospital on North California Avenue.
According to police sources, the suspect had been taken to the hospital emergency room for treatment approximately two hours before the attack, as part of a routine process before being taken to jail for a different crime. At some point during that time, he managed to disarm one of the agents guarding him and pointed the gun at them.
He fired multiple shots at the police officers and both were injured.
SWAT teams, Illinois State Police and Chicago police responded to the scene and the hospital was placed on lockdown. Streets around the hospital were blocked as authorities swept the ground.
Residents of the surrounding neighborhood were urged to avoid the area entirely and take shelter.
The suspect fled the scene on foot and barricaded himself in a nearby building. After a tense standoff with SWAT teams, the shooter was arrested again.
The injured officers were rushed to Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital. One of them was later declared dead and the other remained in critical condition.
Their names have not yet been revealed.
