Lynch said, “‘Hey, what are you doing?’” Hartman told the news network. “And that’s when they started shooting.”
The priest reportedly received a grazing gunshot wound to his head but was otherwise unharmed. Several bullets struck the Jesuit residence in which the priest lives.
St. Ignatius did not respond to a query on the shooting. The Archdiocese of Chicago, meanwhile, did not directly address the incident, though a spokesman shared a statement from the Midwest Province of the Jesuits who said they were “so grateful that Father Lynch wasn’t seriously hurt in this incident.”
“We pray for the continued safety of the entire St. Ignatius College Prep community,” the statement said.
The 73-year-old Lynch lives in the Chicago residence with about 15 other Jesuits, according to media reports. The priests serve the school and nearby Stroger Hospital.
Lynch also serves as a chaplain at Cook County Jail.
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