At least two people have been killed and seven others injured during a shooting at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UMPC) in the US state of Pennsylvania.
The suspected shooter is believed to among the dead, according to hospital officials. However, there was no immediate information on the other deceased person or whether the wounded people were patients, employees or visiting family members.
A UPMC spokesman said the victims were taken to the UPMC Presbyterian Emergency Room.
The spokesman also denied media reports about a possible second gunman and a hostage situation at the hospital.
The incident reportedly happened at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of the hospital around 2 p.m. on Thursday.
The clinic is located in the city’s Oakland neighborhood, a couple of miles east of downtown, and is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and one of several affiliated hospitals adjacent to the university campus.
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