DEVELOPING: One person dead, suspect in custody following shooting at Wilmington Hospital
WILMINGTON, Del. – One person is dead and a suspect is in custody following a shooting Tuesday afternoon at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware.
Wilmington police say the suspect in the incident, a 23-year-old man, has been taken into custody in Philadelphia. Charges and extradition to Delaware are pending. So far, investigators have not released the suspect’s identity.
Police say there were two gunshot victims, one of them dying from their injuries. The condition of the second person who was shot has not been released at this time. Both identities of the victims are also being withheld.
An initial investigation determined this was a targeted and isolated incident.
The lockdown at the hospital has since been lifted.
