Gunman Wounds 3 at Alabama Hospital
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Police shot and killed Jason Letts, 38, who had just shot and wounded a police officer and two employees at St. Vincent’s Hospital.
The incident occurred at 4 a.m. Saturday on the fifth floor of the facility, reports WJLA.com. Letts shot the officer and two employees as they were exiting an elevator. A second police officer came around the corner and fatally shot the suspect, reports myfoxal.com.
The injuries to the first police officer and hospital staff members were not life-threatening.
Police are investigating the motive for the shooting and why the suspect was in the hospital. Video surveillance footage is being reviewed.
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