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Chicago Police Seek Ex-Aramark Worker After Hospital Gun Incident and Home Shootings

Chicago police continue searching for the fired contractor after authorities linked him to a hospital lobby gun incident followed by a double shooting at a Chicago home

Police cars parked outside UI Health’s OCC Clinic on Tuesday, July 22.
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Overview

  • Glenn Rhymes was identified as the Aramark contractor who allegedly drew a handgun during a Monday morning dispute at the UI Health Outpatient Care Center lobby
  • Police allege Rhymes opened fire at 2:33 a.m. Tuesday on North Lavergne Avenue, wounding a 39-year-old man multiple times and grazing a 35-year-old woman
  • Rhymes’s attorney has denied any involvement in the shootings and asserted that law enforcement is not actively seeking his client
  • UIC Police have set up a command post and implemented stricter access controls at the OCC Clinic to bolster security following the incidents
  • Aramark has confirmed Rhymes’s termination, pledged full cooperation with investigators, and reported that both shooting victims remain in stable condition