Gunfire targeted two off-duty Cook County Sheriff’s deputies near Mount Sinai Hospital on Chicago’s West Side early Wednesday morning.
The Cook County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that no injuries occurred in the attack, which took place shortly after 1 a.m.
Chicago police reported that the victims, a 27-year-old man and a 28-year-old man, were driving northbound in the 1500 block of South California Boulevard. A shooter, riding in the passenger seat of a silver sedan, opened fire on the deputies’ vehicle.
Though no one was struck by the bullets, the deputies’ vehicle sustained damage. The silver sedan immediately fled the scene, and police have not made any arrests.
News crews observed bullet casings on the ground outside the hospital near California Avenue. A hospital spokesperson stated that Mount Sinai Hospital is operating normally following the incident.
