Tulsa Hospital Shooting: Police Report 4 Dead, Multiple Injured After Gunman Opens Fire at Medical Clinic

According to officials, at least four people were killed and several were injured in a shooting at a medical facility in Oklahoma on Wednesday.

Four individuals were killed, including the gunman, according to the Tulsa Police Department, and authorities were still evacuating the building as of Wednesday evening. Officers were dispatched to St. Francis Hospital after reports of a man with a gun, which quickly escalated into a "active shooter incident."

Tulsa Hospital Shooting Suspect Suspected Dead

Jayme Fowler, a member of the city council, told KOTV 6, a local news station, that the gunman seemed to have killed himself. According to a police officer who was inside the facility, the shooter was equipped with a rifle and a pistol.

One of the bodies was discovered wearing a doctor's uniform, while the other two were dressed as nurses. "Officers are presently combing through every room in the building screening for additional threats. We know there are several injuries and the possibility of multiple deaths," the Tulsa Police Department said.

Around 4:50 pm local time, a witness said she saw an absurd quantity of police officers descend on the area from her office window, The Independent reported. Officers are already scouring the Natalie Building for any potential threats. In a statement, a Tulsa police spokesperson stated, "This developed into an active shooter scenario."

First responders looked to be bringing someone on a stretcher away from the hospital building, according to aerial footage from a TV helicopter. Per The Hill, an outpatient surgical clinic and a breast health center are located in the Natalie Building. Meulenberg further stated that numerous individuals had been injured and that the medical complex was a "catastrophic sight," with dozens of police cars parked outside the hospital.

Tulsa Hospital Temporarily Shuts Down

A reunion center for families looking for their loved ones has been established at a neighboring high school. A representative with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives said agents from the agency were also on the scene. Because of the incident at the Natalie Medical Building, St. Francis Health System shut down its campus on Wednesday afternoon, as per AP News.

President Joe Biden has been briefed on the shooting, and the White House has offered its assistance to state and local officials. The FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives have also gone to the site, according to agency officials.

The incident occurred little over a week after an 18-year-old gunman massacred 19 students and two instructors at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas. An organization that analyzes shootings said nine people were killed and more than 60 were injured in shootings with more than four victims across the United States over the Memorial Day weekend.

Authorities said a woman was killed and two men were injured in a shooting in New Orleans on Tuesday at a high school graduation site on the campus of Xavier University, NBC News reported.

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