KANSAS CITY, Kan. — An armed man shot and killed himself near the entrance of the University of Kansas Medical Center overnight after chasing two shooting victims to the hospital, the Kansas City Star is reporting.
Here are the latest updates:
Update 6:32 a.m. EST Dec. 4: According to police in Kansas City, Kansas, a man and woman were hurt in a shooting about 11:30 p.m. Monday. Their attacker followed the pair as they drove to the hospital, authorities said.
The Star reported that the gunman shot the injured man again as he tried to enter the hospital. The gunman then shot and killed himself, police said.
The male shooting victim was critically injured and likely will not survive, police told the Star.
Original report: An active shooter was reported early Tuesday at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, according to the University Daily Kansan, citing police and a text message alert from the hospital.
Active shooter at kumc apparently. No other info. pic.twitter.com/tOqnIdyODT
— Adam Sitzmann, M.D. (@asitzmann_) December 4, 2018
By 12:36 a.m. CST, police said the shooter was “contained,”
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Updated as of 12:36 a.m., the active shooter has been contained. https://t.co/fgMXjW7DzD
— University Daily Kansan (@KansanNews) December 4, 2018
Kansas City police Chief Terry Zeigler tweeted at 12:44 a.m. CST that officers were “working a homicide at the ER entrance of KU Hospital.”
Officers working a homicide at the ER entrance of KU Hospital.
— KCKPD (@KCKPDChief) December 4, 2018
Check back for updates to this developing story.
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