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Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17
Delaware Hospital Shooter Kills 1, Remains at Large After 3:30 p.m. Attack
Updated
Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17

Delaware Hospital Shooter Kills 1, Remains at Large After 3:30 p.m. Attack

3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jun 17

Summary

  • Police said Tuesday night the suspect who shot two people at Wilmington Hospital was still at large, with one victim dead and the other surviving.
  • Campos said the shooting was reported around 3:30 p.m., and investigators were trying to identify and find the gunman and determine how the person left the building.
  • ChristianaCare diverted emergency-department patients during what it called a possible active-shooter investigation, while a lockdown at the hospital was later lifted.
  • Earlier reports said the shooting appeared to be a workplace incident involving hospital employees, underscoring persistent violence problems at U.S. hospitals.

Insights

An employee shot two colleagues inside the hospital. What warning signs were missed before the attack?
As violence surges in US hospitals, is this shooting a tragic outlier or the new terrifying norm?