One Dead, Six Injured After Shooting at Bronx Hospital

A man pulled a rifle from under his white lab coat and opened fire inside a Bronx hospital Friday, killing one person and wounding six others before taking his own life, police said. Five of the victims are in critical condition.

UPDATE: The shooter is deceased. Several others are injured regarding the shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital.

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Police say the gunman was a former employee of the hospital. They have not yet identified him.

Mayor Bill de Blasio aid the hospital staff showed "cool professionalism."

"They protected each other, they protected their patients, even among this horrible situation," he said.

The gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital, bringing police cars and firetrucks rushing to the scene and sending officers onto the roof with their guns drawn as people inside the building were told to hide.

Officers went floor by floor looking for the gunman and reported just before 4 p.m. that the shooter was dead inside the building.

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center describes itself as the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health care system in the south and central Bronx.

The 120-year-old hospital claims nearly 1,000 beds spread across multiple units. Its emergency room is among the busiest in New York City.

The hospital is about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium.