A nurse at a Philadelphia hospital fatally shot his co-worker, fled the scene and was shot in a gunfight with police that wounded two officers, authorities say. Police believe the victim was targeted, though it was unclear what sparked the shooting.
The 55-year-old nurse was wearing scrubs when he shot his co-worker on the ninth floor of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital just after midnight, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said at a news conference.
The co-worker, a 43-year-old man who was a certified nursing assistant, was later pronounced dead. It was unclear what sparked the shooting and investigators were looking into the histories of both men, Outlaw said. Police believe the shooting was targeted. After the shooting, the gunman left the hospital in a U-Haul box truck. A short time later, four officers were alerted to the suspect’s location by a passerby near a school. Officers observed him wearing body armor, and he had several weapons including a rifle and a semi-automatic handgun, Outlaw said.
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