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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsAlabama hospital gunman shoots cop and 2 workers, before being shot dead by 2nd officer
A man opened fire early Saturday at a hospital in Alabama, wounding a police officer and two employees before being shot and killed by another officer, authorities said.
Police were sent to St. Vincents Hospital around 4 a.m. to check on a report of an armed man inside the facility. Two officers who arrived separately converged on the suspect on the hospitals fifth floor.
When the officer encountered the suspect, there was immediate gunfire from the suspect, Birmingham Police Sgt. Johnny Williams said. One police officer and two hospital employees who happened to be in the area were wounded.
A second officer shot back, mortally wounding the suspect.
Williams said detectives were still trying to determine Saturday why the armed man was in the hospital. Authorities did not immediately release the names of the assailant or the victims.
A handful of cardiac patients and several staff members were on the fifth floor, hospital spokeswoman Liz Moore told reporters during a news conference. She said the hospital is secure and stable, and patient care was not interrupted.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ala-kills-gunman-shot-3-hospital-article-1.1220993#ixzz2FBGHapq9
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Alabama hospital gunman shoots cop and 2 workers, before being shot dead by 2nd officer (Original Post)
HipChick
Dec 2012
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AnnieBW
(10,429 posts)1. What the HELL is going on in this country?
A movie theater, a school, a local meet-and-greet with a Congressperson, a church, a temple, and now a fucking HOSPITAL? What is the matter with people that they think they can go around shooting in public places?
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HipChick
(25,485 posts)3. This is getting ridiculous..
DearHeart
(692 posts)4. I'm really beginning to think we crossed a horrible threshold this year and there's no turning back.
I don't understand what people are thinking! We are one screwed up country! Too many people care more about their right to have an fuckin arsenal in their homes, than the rights of other people to simply live. And don't even get me started on the lack of mental healthcare in this damn country!!
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)5. Well..what can I say?
I better be ready for the inevitable...in my area.
They are taking that air now.
HipChick
(25,485 posts)6. Schools, Hospitals, Malls are all
easy targets...
nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)7. Of course. Soft targets.
A horrific thought.