The 23-year-old female employee was shot multiple times, police said
A 23-year-old Rush University Medical Center employee was shot while sitting inside a parked car outside the hospital Monday morning, Chicago police said, with the suspect or suspects fleeing the scene and the victim in critical condition.
About 7:31 a.m., a 23-year-old female medical center employee was in a parked car at the hospital when a dark-colored sedan pulled up next to her. One person inside the sedan took out a firearm began shooting inside the victim’s car, police said.
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The sedan then fled the scene.
The victim was shot multiple times and transported to a nearby hospital, police said, and was last listed in critical condition.
In a statement emailed to NBC Chicago, Rush said it was coordinating with hospital security and the Chicago Police Department after an employee was “the victim of an aggravated battery with a firearm outside the Armour Academic Center.”
“The victim and their family are at the center of our thoughts during this incredibly difficult time,” the statement went on to say. “Wellness resources are being made available to any staff in need following this incident.”
Video from the scene showed yellow police tape blocking parts of the street outside the hospital. Law enforcement could also be seen searching a black Jeep Cherokee.
No one was in custody and detectives were investigating.

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