The fight between 15-20 people who entered the emergency department after a shooting “has understandably concerned many employees,” hospital leaders said.
Chicago police officers work at the scene of a fatal shooting near East 57th Street and Morgan Drive in Washington Park near the University of Chicago on Aug. 13, 2023. The shooting led to a fight in the emergency room at UChicago Medicine, according to Chicago police.
Shortly after 8 p.m. Sunday, a crowd gathered near the medical center on Maryland Avenue as shooting victims were taken inside for treatment, UChicago Medicine Vice Presidents Krista Curell and Judd Johnson said in an letter emailed to staff Tuesday.Fifteen to 20 people then went inside the emergency department, into patient treatment areas, the letter said. A fight started, prompting a lockdown.
More police and security workers will be present in the emergency department this week, according to the letter. The shooting that led to the ER melee occurred in Washington Park in the 5700 block of South Payne Drive around 8:15 p.m., where responding officers found four people shot, according to Chicago police.
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