Doctor shot at Palm Beach VA hospital, according to news reports
At least one person was injured Wednesday night in a shooting at West Palm Beach VA Medical Center in Riviera Beach, according to news reports.
According to the Palm Beach Post, a hospital employee was injured, but was expected to recover.
The shooting, according to reports, happened just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the hospital’s emergency room. The center is located at 7305 N. Military Trail.
CBS12 reported Wednesday night the shooter was a double amputee in a wheelchair.
Miami Herald news partner CBS4 spoke to a witness, who said a doctor was shot.
“I think it is a tragedy. How’d he get in the ER carrying a firearm?” witness Gorman Erickson told the station.
Several witnesses say the shooter was in the restroom, loaded a handgun and when discovered, fired the gun, the station reported.
The victim was rushed to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach.
This story was originally published February 27, 2019 at 10:50 PM.
