http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/...dstrom-on-michigan-avenue-20141128-story.html A gunman shot a woman before turning the gun on himself Friday night in what police describe as a domestic-related shooting at the Nordstrom store on North Michigan Avenue. The man, whose age was not available, was targeting his "girlfriend or ex-girlfriend," who was a seasonal employee at the department store, said John Escalante, chief of detectives for the Chicago Police Department. "She was working up on the second floor when he approached her, fired one shot, which struck her," Escalante said on the scene. "He then turned the gun to himself and shot and killed himself." Responders found the gunman dead when they arrived, and the woman was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition, Escalante said. The crowded store was hurriedly emptied of holiday shoppers after the shooting, according to witnesses. The shooting happened about 8:30 p.m. Friday. "This is an active scene, an ongoing investigation, but again, I can tell you it is domestic-related," Escalante said. Shoppers at the crowded store described panic and chaos caused by the shooting. Michelle Smith, 47, was buying purses with her daughter Krystal, 25, when they suddenly heard two gunshots right after the other. "It was a pow and a pow," said Michelle Smith. "It was a stampede coming down the escalator." Suzanne Nanos-Gusching was on the third floor with her daughter who was trying on a dress for a sorority formal at the University of Michigan when shots rang out. Soon after, employees were trying to clear the building. "We just saw people running out and they (the employees) rushed her to get dress," said Nanos-Gusching. "They were adamant about getting us out of the building." Michael Nelson, who works at a watch boutique in the Nordstrom building in the mall, said he saw people clamoring to leave without realizing what had happened at first. "They looked scared, people were falling over each other (to get out)," said Nelson. According to the Nordstrom website, the store was open until 9 p.m. There were no other injuries reported.
. Well, there goes my career plans. Now I'll have to sell my Royal typewriter and both the spare ribbons and cancel my account with the telegraph service then roast my carrier pigeon
