Threatening Phone Call to Northwestern Memorial Hospital Prompts 2 Hour Lockdown

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Threatening Phone Call to Northwestern Memorial Hospital Prompts 2 Hour Lockdown
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Video from the window of patient’s room inside the hospital shows a large Chicago police and fire presence around the perimeter of the building.

after someone made a phone threat to the hospital, Chicago Police say.

At approximately 8:40 p.m., a phone threat was made to the hospital at 251 E. Huron St. causing the facility to be placed on lockdown, according to a Chicago Police Department Spokesman. In an email, a hospital spokesperson said Northwestern was placed on an"armed intruder alert" and law enforcement promptly responded to the scene.

Social media video from inside the hospital during the lockdown shows a large police, fire department and SWAT team presence outside the building.

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