Police, firefighters, and paramedics from Prospect Heights responded about 11:18 p.m. Monday, August 9, 2021 to a report of a shooting in the block of 600 Piper Lane in Prospect Heights.
The scene was secured by police by 11:21 p.m. and paramedics moved up to treat the patient — a male in his 20s.
Leaving the scene by 11:28 p.m., paramedics rushed the patient with a life-threatening gunshot wound to Level 1 Trauma Center Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge.
Prospect Heights police officers are investigating. A security video audio channel captured at least 11 shots fired.
At approximately 11:18 PM, the #ProspectHeights Police and Fire Department responded to a gunshot victim on the 600 block of Piper Lane. A male in his 20s was taken to a local trauma center in critical condition. Now on @CapturedNews. pic.twitter.com/H2U0RWu65i
— NorthShore Updates (@UpdatesNorth) August 10, 2021
The information in this article is an early report published before any summary information was confirmed or released by police or fire authorities.
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