Police officer killed, another in critical condition in shooting at Chicago hospital

One police officer was killed in the line of duty and another was critically injured in a shooting at a Chicago hospital by a suspect who was brought in to the emergency department, officials said.

One police officer was killed in the line of duty and another was critically injured in a shooting at a Chicago hospital by a suspect who was brought in to the emergency department, officials said.

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The shooting happened just before 11 a.m. at Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in the Ravenswood neighborhood on the North Side of Chicago, where officers had transported a person for "observation," Chicago Police Department Superintendent Larry Snelling said.

One of the officers was shot in the head, according to a Chicago Police Department audio recording.