2 dead, including gunman, after shooting at New York hospital

Two people died and six others were wounded at a New York City hospital Friday when a doctor who had worked there shot them with a rifle before apparently killing himself.

Gunfire broke out at 2:50 p.m. Eastern time inside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital. NBC News New York reported the hospital was in lockdown.

The suspect was identified by law enforcement as Dr. Henry Bello.

JUST IN: Shooter deceased at Bronx hospital, NYPD spox says https://t.co/vYEdLVkWUD pic.twitter.com/i8VElITWjf

— CNN (@CNN) June 30, 2017

There were early reports that at least three people had been shot.

#BREAKING — Shooting reported at New York hospital https://t.co/hLgosiqRgP pic.twitter.com/cNd9upzo9M

— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) June 30, 2017

DEVELOPING: NYPD is responding to reports of a shooter at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital; several people shot, law enforcement sources say.

— ABC News (@ABC) June 30, 2017

BRONX HOSPITAL SHOOTING LATEST: Multiple injuries reported; gunman is believed to be carrying a rifle. https://t.co/5nS3SS0IIJ pic.twitter.com/r5TRKiIrcH

— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) June 30, 2017

BREAKING: Armed man opens fire at Bronx Lebanon Hospital https://t.co/PEQjzSY3uy pic.twitter.com/rA5ahnF9FR

— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) June 30, 2017

Police had gone floor to floor searching for the suspect. A former police officer told NBC News York that the suspect was wearing a white lab coat, such as the type worn by doctors.

People were seen leaving the hospital with their hands in the air and police were visible on rooftops.

Streets were blocked off by dozens of officers.

The 120-year-old hospital is little over a mile north of Yankee Stadium.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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