Shooter at Johns Hopkins hospital! - Happening Now

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Shooter at Johns Hopkins hospital! - Happening Now

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:23:47 AM EDT

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/09/16/shooting-reported-at-johns-hopkins-hospital/?hpt=T1&iref=BN1
Police seek gunman in Johns Hopkins Hospital shooting

[Updated at 1:14 p.m.] Criminal profiler Pat Brown
tells CNN she believes the incident at Johns Hopkins could end "better
than most situations" because the shooter does not appear to be a mass
murderer.

The shooter may even realize he's made a huge mistake, and he might be scared because he knows he's trapped, Brown said.

A hospital employee, who said she left the hospital shortly before
noon, told CNN affiliate WBAL that her shift isn't over for several
hours. She has not been told to go home and she has not been able to
return to work, she said.

"I really am scared," she told the station.

[Updated at 1:03 p.m.] A statement from Johns
Hopkins Hospital says the doctor who was shot is a "faculty physician"
and that confidentiality policies prohibit the hospital from releasing
more information.

[Updated at 12:42 p.m.] Police say they know where the Johns Hopkins suspect is and have him cornered.

However, said police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi, there is no information on whether the shooter has hostages.

Guglielmi said tactical units are on the scene, but the emergency room remains open and the incident is contained to one floor.

He further said he has learned that the doctor's condition has been
upgraded, and his injuries now do not appear life-threatening.

Justin Fenton, a crime reporter for The Baltimore Sun who is across
the street from the hospital, said a source tells him the shooter is
upset about his mother, who is being treated at Johns Hopkins.

[Updated at 12:35 p.m.] Baltimore police say a SWAT team is on the scene as they attempt to apprehend the shooter.

[Updated at 12:29 p.m.] Baltimore police say earlier reports that a suspect was in custody in the shooting at Johns Hopkins Hospital were incorrect.

Baltimore Police Department spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said
authorities also have no information on a motive or the relationship
between the suspect and a doctor who was critically wounded.

[Updated at 12:25 p.m.] A shooter who critically
injured a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital in east Baltimore, Maryland,
has been "subdued and disarmed," according to a hospital spokesman.

Police reported that a doctor had been shot, and Johns Hopkins
spokesman Gary Stephenson said the injured doctor had been taken to an
operating room.

Earlier, local media said the suspect was hiding in a patient's room
on the eighth floor of the hospital. CNN affiliate WMAR in Baltimore
said the shooter had barricaded himself. It's unclear if the shooter was
alone in the room.

Reports indicate the wounded doctor is in critical condition. Many
people were evacuated, according to reports. Those who weren't evacuated
were told via e-mail to stay in rooms at the hospital, which has about
1,000 beds. The e-mail further instructed them to keep room doors locked
and to stay away from windows.

The hospital released a statement saying it had temporarily restricted access to the hospital's main buildings.

"Baltimore police and Johns Hopkins security officers are on the
scene and have asked employees, visitors, patients and caregivers to
stay in rooms or offices, with doors locked where possible, until
further notice," the statement said.

A witness told WMAR that the shooting happened in the hospital's Nelson Building, which is near the emergency room entrance.

Local media reports indicate the shooting occurred between 11 and 11:30 a.m.

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:29:44 AM EDT

[#1]

At least the doc was already in a hospital?

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:31:15 AM EDT

[#2]

God help all those affected.

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:31:39 AM EDT

[#3]

I fail. DUPE.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1091382&light=

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:32:45 AM EDT

[#4]

Again? This just happened two hours ago.

Posted: 9/16/2010 9:33:28 AM EDT

[#5]

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=1&f=5&t=1091382

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