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At least 2 killed, including gunman, in shooting at Bronx, NY hospital | |
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At least two people were killed in a shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York City. The gunman, a disgruntled former employee, killed himself after shooting several people and killing one doctor at work. The shooter has reportedly been identified as Dr. Henry Bello. | |
New York Police have also confirmed six additional shooting victims, five of whom were taken to the hospital's emergency room, and one person who was shot in the leg. | |
New York Mayor Bill de Blasio addressed reporters around 5:30pm confirming that one of the dead victims was a doctor at work in the hospital. | |
"There are several doctors who are fighting for their lives right now, amongst those who are wounded," de Blasio added. | |
"Thank god this was not an act of terrorism," the mayor said, but rather an "isolated incident." | |
Several people were shot just before 3:00pm local time on the 16th and 17th floors of the hospital, located in the Mt. Eden area of The Bronx. | |
The suspect tried to set himself on fire, police said, triggering a fire alarm. He shot himself as police approached. | |
Up to six people were shot, local media reported citing the New York Police Department. The shooter was reported dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, shortly before 4:00pm local time. | |
The suspect has been identified as Dr. Henry Bello, 45, a former employee who practiced family medicine, local media reported based on police sources. | |
Bello reportedly resigned from the hospital in 2015 in lieu of being fired, according to WNBC. | |
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. |