Suspect in New Hampshire hospital shooting dead; all patients reported safe
2023.11.17 19:24
(Reuters) -Gunfire erupted on Friday in the lobby of a state psychiatric hospital in New Hampshire before the threat was neutralized and the suspect was killed, state police and emergency management officials reported.
New Hampshire state police initially had reported “multiple victims” from the shooting, but state police Colonel Mark Hall later told reporters the shooting was confined to the lobby area of the facility and that “all patients are safe.”
“The suspect in this situation is deceased,” he said, without elaborating or taking questions. He also said there was no longer any threat to the public.
However, Hall said the scene remained “active” while authorities were continuing to investigate one suspicious vehicle.
The shooting erupted at about 3:40 p.m. at the New Hampshire State Hospital in Concord, the state capital. The facility is a secure, in-patient psychiatric hospital where all visitors must enter through medal detectors and a police officer is always on duty, according to Manchester-based television station WMUR-TV.
The 184-bed hospital is situated on the grounds of a 120-acre campus that is home to other state agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education and the Public Utility Commission, WMUR said.
