Evanston man charged in shooting of hospital security guard
Note The video in the contestant above is from a previous account A -year-old Evanston man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a hospital protection guard at Endeavor Evanston Hospital Thursday evening police stated According to executives Christian Haywood of the block of Church Street faces one felony count of attempted first-degree murder in addition to multiple other charges stemming from Thursday s shooting The occurrence began at approximately p m Thursday evening when the Dilemma Alternative Response Evanston Association came in contact with Haywood near Taco Bell in the block of Sherman Avenue when he appeared to be suffering from an unknown mental healthcare condition police disclosed Haywood agreed to be evaluated by paramedics before being voluntarily transported to Evanston Hospital and brought into the exigency room around p m police stated While nurses were assisting with the intake process the man became agitated police noted prompting hospital safety to enter the room inside the urgency department The man then lunged toward his belongings and produced a gun police mentioned which was then discharged at least three times A -year-old woman working as a hospital precaution guard sustained gunshot wounds to her left upper and lower extremities and has since underwent surgery Her condition remains stabilized according to police Shooting at Evanston Hospital in the E R Offender in custody One victim was struck by gunfire and suffered what are considered to be non life-threatening injuries Large police presence in and around the hospital There is no current threat to the inhabitants Hospital on lockdown Evanston IL Police EvanstonPD June While Haywood was being disarmed and subdued he bit another safeguard officer a -year-old woman who helped detain him before police arrived A subsequent search of Haywood s property upon arrival at the Evanston Police Department revealed he had a second firearm in his possession that was not used during the shooting In addition to a felony charge of attempted first-degree murder Haywood faces the additional following charges One felony count of Aggravated Battery Discharge of a Firearm Causing Injury to a Masses Safety Officer One felony count of Aggravated Battery to a Population Safety Officer Two misdemeanor counts of Unlawful Possession of a Weapon Haywood was transported to Leighton Criminal Courthouse in Chicago where he will appear in a detention hearing No further information was available
