Overview

• The shooting occurred at Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital on June 5 at about 7:57 p.m. when a 28-year-old patient became agitated during intake and opened fire in the emergency room.
• The security guard sustained non-life-threatening injuries and is reported to be in stable condition.
• Hospital security personnel and a nurse subdued the gunman and held him until Evanston police officers arrived.
• Prior to the ER incident, police encountered the suspect exhibiting signs of a mental health crisis near a downtown Taco Bell and paramedics brought him to the hospital voluntarily.
• Officials say the emergency room was briefly placed on lockdown, there is no ongoing threat to the public, and the investigation into the motive is continuing.