Overview
- Chicago police on Monday charged Alphanso Talley, 26, with 20 felonies including murder and attempted murder after the Swedish Hospital shooting.
- The gunfire erupted Saturday around 10:50 a.m. inside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital when a detainee obtained a firearm and shot two transport officers.
- The suspect fled the ER, was found near the 2600 block of West Carmen Avenue, and was taken back into custody as a weapon was recovered, and the hospital reported no patients or staff were hurt during a lockdown.
- Officials identified the fallen officer as John Bartholomew, 38, a 10-year CPD veteran, and said the surviving officer, 57, a 21-year veteran, remains in critical condition.
- Investigators are probing how the suspect accessed a gun despite a metal-detection wand screening and constant escort, a question that could drive changes to police custody and hospital security procedures.