Philadelphia (AP) — A nurse at the Philadelphia Hospital shot dead a colleague early Monday morning, fled the scene, was shot dead in a gun battle with police, and two police officers were injured, officials said.
Philadelphia police commissioner Daniel Outlaw said at a news conference that a 55-year-old nurse was wearing a scrub when he shot a colleague on the ninth floor of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital after midnight.
A 43-year-old male colleague who was a certified nursing assistant was later sentenced to death. It’s unclear what triggered the shooting, and investigators were looking into the history of both men, Outlaw said. Police believe the shooting was targeted.
After the shooting, the shooter was discharged from the U-Hall box truck. After a while, four policemen were informed of the suspect’s whereabouts by a passerby near the school. Police officers observed him wearing a bulletproof vest, and he had several weapons, including a rifle and a semi-automatic pistol, Outlaw said.
According to the commissioner, the shooter fired at the police and all four counterattacked. Two policemen were beaten. One suffered an elbow wound requiring surgery and the other grazed his nose. The suspect was in a critical situation with his upper body and neck shot, but was expected to survive. Officer wounds were not considered life-threatening.
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