Police Officer, 4 Others Dead in Chicago Hospital Shooting

Chicago police said a suspect was shot after they responded to the scene near the hospital.

Law enforcement officials at the sight of the incident. 4 people have been reported dead. The shooter has also died but it is unclear that it was the law enforcement or he shot himself.

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The Cook County Medical Examiner's office says it has been notified that four people have died in the shooting at Chicago's Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in the United States.

The Chicago Police Department said on Monday that one of its officers was shot in the attack and later died at a hospital.

Earlier, witnesses said a gunman repeatedly shot a woman near a parking lot outside the building before entering the hospital and opening fire. Police say the suspected gunman is dead, but it's unclear if he took his own life or was killed by police.

Chicago Police work the scene after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital, on Monday, 19 November. (Photo: AP)

Fire officials called an emergency medical services plan, sending at least 15 ambulances to the scene, because of an "active shooter" situation, a Fire Department spokesman said.

Chicago Police work the scene after a gunman opened fire at Mercy Hospital, on Monday, 19 November. (Photo: AP)

(With inputs from AP)

(More details awaited.)