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16th September 2010, 11:05 AM
Doctor Shot at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Shooter Barricaded in Room
Identity of Shooter Not Yet Known
http://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-inside-baltimores-johns-hopkins-hospital/story?id=11654462
A gunman opened fire inside one of the buildings at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital, where at least one doctor was reported shot.
Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor.
(ABC News)
The gunman, who has not been identified, is not in custody but has been "isolated" in a particular area of the hospital, according to Baltimore Police.
"We are in the process of getting the suspects, it's possible he is barricaded in a room," said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of public affairs for the Baltimore Police Department.
Guglielmi said that the doctor is in surgery but his injuries are not critical.
"The doctor is going to be OK – he's in the best place in the world," he said.
In the initial confusion, some reports said the shooter had been subdued, while others said police were trying to get a negotiator close enough to talk with him.
ABC 2 News in Baltimore reported that the alleged shooter had barricaded himself inside a patient's room. Transmissions on police radio indicated the man had kinky hair and wore a navy blue shirt.
The Baltimore Sun reported that a nurse on the floor at the time of the shooting said, "The shooter was upset about the medical treatment of his mother. He was threatening to jump out of a window."
Johns Hopkins issued a statement that said, "The shooter has been subdued. The victim is a faculty physician who is currently being treated at Hopkins. Privacy and confidentiality policies prohibit us from giving further details at this time. Baltimore police and Johns Hopkins security officers have asked employees, visitors, patients and caregivers to stay in rooms or offices until further notice."
Police say people who can still come to the hospital.
"We have this isolated to a small section of the hospital," said Gugliemi.
Identity of Shooter Not Yet Known
http://abcnews.go.com/US/shooting-inside-baltimores-johns-hopkins-hospital/story?id=11654462
A gunman opened fire inside one of the buildings at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins Hospital, where at least one doctor was reported shot.
Baltimore police say they're setting up a tactical operation to deal with a gunman who is holed up on the eighth floor of Johns Hopkins hospital after shooting a doctor.
(ABC News)
The gunman, who has not been identified, is not in custody but has been "isolated" in a particular area of the hospital, according to Baltimore Police.
"We are in the process of getting the suspects, it's possible he is barricaded in a room," said Anthony Guglielmi, chief of public affairs for the Baltimore Police Department.
Guglielmi said that the doctor is in surgery but his injuries are not critical.
"The doctor is going to be OK – he's in the best place in the world," he said.
In the initial confusion, some reports said the shooter had been subdued, while others said police were trying to get a negotiator close enough to talk with him.
ABC 2 News in Baltimore reported that the alleged shooter had barricaded himself inside a patient's room. Transmissions on police radio indicated the man had kinky hair and wore a navy blue shirt.
The Baltimore Sun reported that a nurse on the floor at the time of the shooting said, "The shooter was upset about the medical treatment of his mother. He was threatening to jump out of a window."
Johns Hopkins issued a statement that said, "The shooter has been subdued. The victim is a faculty physician who is currently being treated at Hopkins. Privacy and confidentiality policies prohibit us from giving further details at this time. Baltimore police and Johns Hopkins security officers have asked employees, visitors, patients and caregivers to stay in rooms or offices until further notice."
Police say people who can still come to the hospital.
"We have this isolated to a small section of the hospital," said Gugliemi.