{"id":209008,"date":"2026-04-27T11:59:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/police-officer-killed-another-in-critical-condition-in-shooting-at-chicago-hospital-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:59:33","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:59:33","slug":"police-officer-killed-another-in-critical-condition-in-shooting-at-chicago-hospital-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/police-officer-killed-another-in-critical-condition-in-shooting-at-chicago-hospital-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Police officer killed, another in critical condition in shooting at Chicago hospital – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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.
\u201cOne was shot critically and was pronounced, the second officer right now is fighting for his life in the hospital behind us, and we ask that you keep the families of these officers in your prayers,\u201d Snelling said.
The slain officer was identified as John Bartholomew, 38, by the Cook County Medical Examiner on Sunday. His cause of death was listed as gunshot wound to the head, and the manner as homicide. An autopsy is being conducted Sunday.
Snelling previously described the slain officer as a 10-year veteran of the department.
The wounded officer is 57 and a 21-year veteran of the department, police said.
One person is in custody and a weapon has been recovered, Snelling <\/strong>said Saturday. The investigation is ongoing.
Endeavor Health said in a statement that a person in police custody was brought into the hospital\u2019s emergency department for treatment at 9 a.m. and was \u201cwanded\u201d for weapon detection.
\u201cThe individual later fired shots at the law enforcement officers and exited the hospital building. He was apprehended and remains in custody,\u201d the hospital said.
Snelling declined to detail why the suspect was transported to the hospital. But, he said often times when officers take someone into custody, “we want to make sure that if they they suffering from some illness or something of that nature, that we get them treatment.”
The hospital remained closed Saturday afternoon, but a lockdown was lifted around 2 p.m. local time, NBC Chicago<\/a> reported.
No team members or patients were harmed, the hospital said.
Police audio recordings captured the law enforcement response to the shooting.
\u201cI have everybody that I can have coming guys. I have everybody I can coming,\u201d a police dispatcher said a recording.
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson asked for prayers for the officers’ families and said, \u201ctoday is a real difficult moment for our city. It\u2019s a tragedy.\u201d
\u201cOur officers stand in the way of harm every single day, risking their own lives, and along with them, risking their lives, they have family that expect them to come home,” he said. “One of our officers will not be able to return to their family.”
Marlene Lenthang is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
Matt Lavietes is a reporter for NBC News.
Madison Lambert\u00a0is\u00a0an assignment editor at NBC News.
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