Officer killed, another critically injured in Chicago hospital shooting, police say

CHICAGO (AP) — A police officer died and another was critically injured after a man in police custody and receiving treatment at a Chicago hospital opened fire on them Saturday, according to officials.

"Officers transported an individual over to the Swedish hospital for an observation, at which time two of our officers were shot," Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling said at a news conference in the afternoon. "One was shot critically. It (the death) was pronounced. The second officer right now is fighting for his life in the hospital behind us.”

The officer remained in critical condition Saturday evening, authorities said in a statement.

The suspect, who was not publicly identified, fled the Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital after the shooting at around 10:50 a.m. He was later detained and a gun was recovered, police said.

The hospital said its campus was placed on lockdown, and patients and staff at the health facility were safe.

“Today is a real difficult moment for our city. It’s a tragedy,” Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson said at the news conference. The city is providing mental health support services to police officers so they can do their jobs, he said.

Snelling said there is an ongoing investigation, and he could not provide details. But the hospital said in a Facebook posting that an individual in custody of law enforcement was brought to the emergency department for treatment and was “wanded upon arrival,” following the protocols. He was escorted by law enforcement at all times, the hospital said.

It said that the man later fired shots at the law enforcement officers and exited the hospital building. He was later apprehended.

“Those officers were there as transport officers,” Snelling said, referring to the police officer who died and the one who was injured. A weapon was recovered, he said.

He noted that the names of the officers were not released because they want to be sure that their families have been notified. One of them was a 38-year-old officer who had been working for 10 years in the department. The other is a 57-year-old officer with 21 years of service, Snelling said.

Police officers work the scene outside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Lincoln Square, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Police work the scene outside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Lincoln Square, Saturday, April 25, 2026 in Chicago. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Police officers work the scene outside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Lincoln Square, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Police officers work the scene outside Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital in Lincoln Square, on Saturday, April 25, 2026. (Anthony Vazquez/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker briefly left the Phoenix Suns' Game 3 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday because of a left ankle injury he sustained after tripping over Lu Dort's foot.

Booker returned a few minutes after the injury and said after the game he was “fine." The five-time All-Star should be ready to play in Game 4 on Monday when the Suns try to avoid a four-game sweep.

The injury occurred early in the third quarter when Booker was cutting to the basket and tripped over Dort's right foot. Booker said he thought Dort stuck out his foot a little on the play, but didn't know if it was on purpose.

“I don't know if it was intentional or not — I saw he stuck his leg out a little bit,” Booker said. “He threw his hand up to say that it was a foul and it just wasn't granted.”

Said Phoenix coach Jordan Ott: “I thought I saw him raise his hand as a foul live. Then I looked at it quickly there on film. Whatever the case — was it a foul, was it not — he puts his hand up obviously indicating something occurred. And then for your best player to be out, in these types of games, those are massive calls or swings.”

It's the latest example of the Suns having problems with the officiating in the series.

Booker was fined $35,000 for public criticism of officiating following the team’s Game 2 loss. The league said it found “no basis to any claim of bias or misconduct by game officials” despite Booker’s pointed criticism of official James Williams, but rescinded a technical foul at 2:05 in the third quarter that was “improperly assessed.”

The Thunder won that game 120-107.

Booker went down hard after Saturday's incident, holding his ankle while obviously in pain. The 29-year-old got up fairly quickly, but hobbled to the bench and then back to the locker room. He seemed eager to put the incident behind him.

“I don't want to make it a thing,” Booker said. “It's not the first time it's happened and probably won't be the last, so you just have to deal with it.”

A few minutes later, he was back at the scorer's table and checked in to a loud ovation from the home crowd. Those cheers got even louder after Booker hit a baseline jumper and a 3-pointer to cut the deficit to 75-69.

The Thunder responded with the next six points and eventually pulled away for the 121-109 win. Booker finished with 16 points and seven assists. Oklahoma City's Shai Gilegous-Alexander scored 42 points on 15-of-18 shooting.

The Booker-Dort interaction comes less than two weeks after the NBA said that Charlotte's LaMelo Ball should have been ejected for an uncalled flagrant foul when he reached out and tugged on the ankle of Miami's Bam Adebayo, causing a back injury that forced Adebayo out of a play-in tournament game.

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Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker, right, drives past Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort during the first half in Game 2 of a first-round NBA playoffs basketball series Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Kyle Phillips)