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Two Men Slain at Navy Pier

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It was terrifying

Police descended on Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon searching for a “disgruntled” ex-employee who shot and killed two men

Law enforcement officials at a news briefing outside Navy Pier said they know who they are looking for, but as of 4:15 p.m., the assailant had not been arrested. Investigators are searching for the gunman, who is a former employee of a subcontractor at the pier who was fired on October 14.

CPD Chief of Patrol John Hein gives a briefing on the shooting

Brian Murphy, chief operating officer of Navy Pier, said the shooting was “targeted,” and the wider public was not in danger

Brian Murphy, chief operating officer of Navy Pier, said the shooting was “targeted,” and the wider public was not in danger. “At no time did we feel like anybody from the public was in danger, that this was more of a targeted issue that occurred today at Navy Pier,” Murphy said. It was about 1:30 p.m. when paramedics were called to the pier, at 600 E. Grand Ave., where they found the two wounded men outside, Chicago Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford said.

Police swarmed Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon after a gunman opened fire on a loading dock area, killing two people. The gunman remains at large

Police swarmed Navy Pier on Tuesday afternoon after a gunman opened fire on a loading dock area, killing two people. The gunman remains at large. Police said the attack was targeted and that there was no risk to the wider public.

Both men were taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, including one who was in “very critical” condition, Langford said

A security guard found the victims in a loading dock area, according to scanner traffic. There were shell casings surrounding them. With restaurants, cultural offerings and its famous Ferris Wheel, Navy Pier is traditionally ranked as one of Illinois’ top tourist attractions. The state’s tourism department, calls it “a civic landmark and one of the top-visited leisure and cultural destinations in the world.” But visitors found a different atmosphere Tuesday.

Navy Pier was on lockdown for a couple of hours after a shooting Tuesday

Navy Pier was on lockdown for a couple of hours after a shooting Tuesday.

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