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| Multiple injuries in shooting at Bronx, NY hospital, shooter dead | |
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| Police have responded to reports of “multiple injuries” in a shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, in the northernmost borough of New York City. The shooter is down, according to police, and at least one victim has died. | Police have responded to reports of “multiple injuries” in a shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, in the northernmost borough of New York City. The shooter is down, according to police, and at least one victim has died. |
| The shooting happened just before 3 pm local time on the 16th floor of the hospital, located in the Mt. Eden area of The Bronx. There were also reports of a fire inside the hospital. | The shooting happened just before 3 pm local time on the 16th floor of the hospital, located in the Mt. Eden area of The Bronx. There were also reports of a fire inside the hospital. |
| Up to six people were injured in the attack, local media reported citing the New York Police Department. The shooter was reported dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, shortly before 4 pm local time. | Up to six people were injured in the attack, local media reported citing the New York Police Department. The shooter was reported dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, shortly before 4 pm local time. |
| Police have identified him as Dr. Henry Bello, 45, a former employee who practiced family medicine. | Police have identified him as Dr. Henry Bello, 45, a former employee who practiced family medicine. |
| Bello was a former employee of the hospital, according to WCBS-TV. Multiple reports described the shooter as a six-foot tall African-American wearing a white lab coat, and armed with a long rifle of some kind. | Bello was a former employee of the hospital, according to WCBS-TV. Multiple reports described the shooter as a six-foot tall African-American wearing a white lab coat, and armed with a long rifle of some kind. |
| Three doctors were among the injured, the New York Times reported, citing a NY Fire Department official. At least one of the doctors was being treated by people inside the hospital, who had used a fire hose as a tourniquet, the official said. | Three doctors were among the injured, the New York Times reported, citing a NY Fire Department official. At least one of the doctors was being treated by people inside the hospital, who had used a fire hose as a tourniquet, the official said. |
| Social media photos from inside the hospital show employees barricading themselves inside, waiting for the police to locate the gunman. | Social media photos from inside the hospital show employees barricading themselves inside, waiting for the police to locate the gunman. |
| The 120-year-old hospital has almost 1,000 beds and its emergency room is among the busiest in New York City. | The 120-year-old hospital has almost 1,000 beds and its emergency room is among the busiest in New York City. |