Introduction: Charleston White Shot

On Sunday afternoon, social media was abuzz with reports
claiming that a person named Charleston White had been shot.
A Chicago Police Department dispatch call
revealed that an officer received a call from someone identifying as Charleston White,
saying he had been shot by three men outside.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, located at 251 East Huron Street,
Chicago. The call, recorded at 12:47 p.m. on Sunday,
prompted the dispatch of emergency teams. Within two minutes,
responders arrived at the scene, but no victim was found.

Was It A Different Charleston White?

Following the initial report, social media users quickly
speculated that the victim might be the well-known Fort
Worth anti-violence activist and comedian Charleston White.

Messages of concern and prayers for his recovery began to circulate online.
However, one user suggested that the individual involved
could be a different person with the same name, residing in Chicago.

“There’s a Charleston White who lives in Chicago.
It’s a different Charleston. Just a crazy coincidence,” he claimed on X.

Further context was added by other users,
clarifying that the scanner report described the victim as being in his 30s,
while the famous Charleston White, who lives in Texas, is in his 40s.

“This is not the famous Charleston White.
This is a different individual who shares the same name.

According to the scanner the victim is in his 30s.
Charleston White is in his 40s and resides in Texas not in Chicago,”
the community notes stated.

A Possible Prank?

Amid this, emergency responders and the hospital
confirmed that no shooting had occurred.

This led to speculation that the incident might have been a prank.
Reports suggest that the call to the police may
have been made from a hospital landline.