EVANSTON, Ill. (WLS) — Charges have been filed against a man in connection with a shooting incident involving a security officer and the biting of another individual within an emergency room at a hospital in the northern suburb. The confirmation of these charges was made by the police on Sunday.
The individual in question is Christian Haywood, a 28-year-old resident of Evanston. He is now confronting a felony charge of Attempted First Degree Murder, as well as various other felony and misdemeanor charges, according to law enforcement authorities.
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Reports indicate that on Thursday evening, Haywood found himself at a Taco Bell establishment. Allegedly experiencing an undisclosed mental health condition, he purportedly consented to an evaluation by paramedics and was subsequently taken voluntarily to Evanston Hospital.
Haywood was taken to Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital’s emergency room, in the 2600-block of Ridge Avenue, for treatment. There, he “began to act in a distressed manner,” and two hospital security officers entered the treatment area, police said.
That’s when an altercation took place, police said, and Haywood took out a gun.
Haywood fired at least three times, striking one of the security officers in her arm and leg just before 8 p.m.
The shooting victim, a 33-year-old woman, underwent surgery for her injuries and remains in stable condition on Sunday, police said.
Police said while Haywood was being subdued and disarmed, he bit another security officer, a 47-year-old woman.
The shooting prompted a lockdown at the emergency department.
The hospital shared a statement on Thursday, saying, “A shooting occurred in the emergency room at Evanston Hospital this evening. The individual was quickly apprehended and taken into custody. There is no active threat. The safety of our patients and team members is our top priority. The Emergency Department is on lockdown and bypass.”
Officers found a second gun while searching the suspect’s property at the Evanston Police Department.
Further information was not immediately available.
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