By Asal Rezaei

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Illinois ( WBBM ) — A shooting at Evanston Hospital that injured a security guard Thursday evening has left many wondering how a gun got into the Emergency Department in the first place.

Police said just before 7:30 p.m. Thursday the Crisis Alternative Response Evanston, or CARE, team approached a 28-year-old man near the Taco Bell in t he 1700 block of Sherman Avenue. The team provides non-police response to certain low-risk service calls, especially those associated with possible mental health crises.

The man appeared to be suffering from a mental health condition and agreed to be checked out by Evanston paramedics and taken to Endeavor Health Evanston Hospital for treatment, police said.

Police said the man became agitated durin

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