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Shots Fired at Off-Duty Cook County Deputies Outside Mount Sinai

Area Four detectives are investigating with no one in custody.

Overview

  • The early-morning gunfire occurred shortly after 3:30 a.m. in the 1500 block of South California outside the Chicago hospital.
  • Chicago police said a silver sedan pulled up and a passenger opened fire on the deputies’ vehicle.
  • The off-duty deputies, ages 27 and 28, were not injured, according to the Cook County Sheriff's Office.
  • Rounds struck the car’s rear passenger-side door before the suspect vehicle fled eastbound.
  • Chicago police and the sheriff’s office confirmed the incident, and investigators are working to identify the shooter and vehicle.