How Nigerian doctor killed one, injured six at New York hospital

A  Nigerian medical doctor, Henry Bello, yesterday, 30th June, barged into the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Centre, New York, with an armed rifle, killing one and injuring six others.

According to the New York Police Department, NYPD, Bello also shot himself and died in the process.

The suspect, aged 45, was found dead on the 17th floor of the facility, the city police told NBC News.

The gunfire was first reported at 3pm on the eighth floor of the hospital and it was immediately placed on lockdown as police launched a floor-by-floor search for the armed intruder.

“This would appear, preliminarily, to be a former employee dressed in a hospital jacket similar to what you would see a doctor wearing, who is familiar with the hospital, which makes the situation a lot more problematic,” officials said, adding that Bello had a rifle, possibly an AR-15 type assault rifle, and had previously worked at the hospital.

Just before 4pm, the Assistant Commissioner for Communication for the NYPD, Peter Donald, announced the search for the suspect was over.

“One shooter is deceased at the hospital,” he said.

Before killing himself, Bello tried to start a fire on the 16th floor that was doused by the hospital’s sprinkler system, a senior official with direct knowledge of the incident said.

In a tweet after the incident, the FBI announced that the situation was not an act of terrorism.

~NBC news