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Gunman among 4 dead in hospital campus shooting in US' Oklahoma

Written by  Shefali Kohli -- June 02nd 2022 08:11 AM -- Updated: June 02nd 2022 11:28 AM
Gunman among 4 dead in hospital campus shooting in US' Oklahoma

Gunman among 4 dead in hospital campus shooting in US' Oklahoma

At least four people are dead and multiple people injured in a shooting at the Natalie Building at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Wednesday. Just before 5 p.m. local time, police received a report of a man strolling about with a rifle near a medical office. According to Tulsa Police Captain Richard Meulenberg, when officers arrived, it had developed into an active shooter situation. Also Read: LPG gas cylinder price reduced, check rates According to authorities, when police entered the building, they discovered many persons shot in one area on the second level, including an orthopaedic office. Authorities first speculated that the victims could be a mix of staff and guests. By the time officers arrived on the scene, "they found a few people have been shot. A couple were dead at that point," Meulenberg said. shoting "We also found who we believed to be the shooter and still believe to be the shooter, because he had a long rifle and a pistol with him," Meulenberg added. It was not immediately clear how the suspected gunman died.

Also Read: Delhi HC to hear Lawrence Bishnoi’s plea on June 1 The United States has so far recorded 233 shootings in 2022. The attacker entered a school in Texas recently and killed 18 innocent children. Three others were killed in the attack. Strict gun laws are being discussed in the United States in the wake of this shocking incident, but in the midst of this debate, large-scale mass shootings continue. -PTC News

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