Rifle-Wielding Gunman in Doctor’s Coat Shoots at Least 5 in NYC Hospital

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A gunman wearing a doctor’s coat is dead after shooting multiple people inside a New York City hospital in what appears to be a case of workplace violence, sources say.

The rifle-wielding gunman at Bronx Lebanon Hospital was dressed in a white doctor’s-type coat when he shot at least five people shortly before 3 p.m., sources tell News 4.

He’s been identified as Dr. Henry Michael Bello, a 45-year-old family medicine doctor.   

The suspect is dead, NYPD spokesman J. Peter Donald said in a tweet around 4 p.m. Multiple senior NYPD officials tells NBC News the suspect is a former employee at Bronx Lebanon.

Police response remains heavy and cautious as authorities make sure he was a lone actor.

Chopper Over NYC Hospital Amid Reports of Active ShooterChopper Over NYC Hospital Amid Reports of Active Shooter

A sea of police cars line the street outside Bronx Lebanon Hospital Friday amid reports of shots fired within the hospital.

(Published 39 minutes ago)

As members of the NYPD’s most-armed units responded to the then-active shooter situation, a sea of patrol and tactical vehicles gridlocked the streets around the hospital on Grand Concourse, and police surveyed the roof of the building with their guns drawn, Chopper 4 over the scene shows.

A staff member at the hospital tells News 4 it was under lockdown as police helped to bring people out floor by floor.

Person Wheeled Out in Stretcher During Hospital ShootingPerson Wheeled Out in Stretcher During Hospital Shooting

A person is wheeled out of Bronx Lebanon Hospital in a stretcher amid reports of an active shooter in the hospital wearing a white lab coat.

(Published 22 minutes ago)

The FDNY said at one point they had gotten a report of a smoke condition on the 16th floor of the hospital. They were seen on standby, gathered outside the hospital entrance, Chopper 4 shows.

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center describes itself as the largest voluntary, not-for-profit health care system in the south and central Bronx.

The 120-year-old hospital claims nearly 1,000 beds spread across multiple units. Its emergency room is among the busiest in New York City.

The hospital is about a mile and a half north of Yankee Stadium.

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11 thoughts on “Rifle-Wielding Gunman in Doctor’s Coat Shoots at Least 5 in NYC Hospital

  1. His record is still under the real doctor’s death rate.
    Besides, anybody knows if they got on a white lab coat and have a stethoscope, dey gotzta be a dokter.

  2. “The rifle-wielding gunman at Bronx Lebanon Hospital was dressed in a white doctor’s-type coat when he shot at least five people shortly before 3 p.m., sources tell News 4.

    He’s been identified as Dr. Henry Michael Bello, a 45-year-old family medicine doctor.”

    The ‘vaccines’ weren’t killing his patients quick enough for him, apparently.

  3. NA,..they probably reduced his fee from $750, for a 5 minute office visit to
    a mere $500. Forcing him into bankruptcy.

  4. “Police response remains heavy and cautious as authorities make sure he was a lone actor”
    The lone gunman is black wearing a white coat. Goes out in a ball of fiery like in a movie I once saw.

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