The gunman who was shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital is a Nigerian & he is dead (PHOTO)

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center gunman identified as Dr. Henry Bello (Credit: Facebook/Henry Bello)

A fired doctor of family medicine shot seven people, killing one, before taking his own life at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Friday afternoon.

The gunman was wielding a rifle and killed a woman, authorities said. Six others were hit, five of them receiving serious wounds, according to authorities.

A witness told CBS2’s Valerie Castro one of the victims was a doctor who had been shot in the hand. Authorities said another victim was hit in the leg.

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The gunman was identified as Dr. Henry Bello. He brought a rifle into the hospital underneath a white lab coat.

Bello was fired from the hospital for harassing an employee, sources said. He searched for the employee before opening fire, according to sources.

The gunman opened fire on the 16th and 17th floors at around 2:55 p.m., Police Commissioner James O’Neill said.

The hospital’s fire alarm system went off during the incident after Bello apparently tried to set himself on fire.


CBS News