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At least two people have been shot at a New York City hospital and the gunman is still at large, police said.
The gunfire broke out at 2:50 pm local time on Friday (18:50 GMT) inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in the Bronx.
Few other details were immediately available about the incident.
Television images showed the hospital surrounded by police cars and fire trucks. Police could be seen on the roof of the building, at one point, with their guns drawn.
Bronx Lebanon Hospital describes itself as the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health care system in the south and central Bronx.
The 120-year-old hospital claims nearly 1,000 beds spread across multiple units.
On Twitter, the New York Police Department told members of the public to avoid the area around the hospital.
More to follow...
UPDATE 1
At least one person was killed inside a Bronx hospital on Friday afternoon after a gunman pulled a rifle from under his white lab coat and started opening fire.
Multiple people were wounded before the gunman killed himself, police said.
The gunfire broke out shortly before 3:00 p.m. inside the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital.
Officers searched the building floor by floor before discovering the gunman dead inside the building. There was no immediate word on a motive but a law enforcement official said the shooter may have been a former employee.
The shooter was identified as Dr. Henry Bello, according to FOX 5.
Source: Fox News
