[Yosemitest]

OTHER SOURCES:

Gunman in St. Vincent’s Hospital dead; Officer Shot, By Alexander Quince at abc3340.com/

Birmingham police officer, 2 St Vincent’s Hospital employees shot, gunman killed; by: Scott Buttram at www.trussvilletribune.com

Suspect killed in shooting at St. Vincent's Hospital

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A family friend called this morning to tell me that a distant cousin was in surgery at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham, AL.
He worked there and was assisting with a patient that had been brought in by the police.
A policeman was also in the emergency room watching the patient.
My cousin was shot in the leg and in the back, by a gunman who came into the room later.
That's al I know at this time.

[cripplecreek]

Gee now why would he stop at only 3? /s

[pollywog]

oh my goodness. We are in for some tense days ahead.
Prayers for your family and our nation.

[Duchess47]

Prayers for your cousin.

[RandallFlagg]

Here we go...

*sigh*

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Prayers for your family. Just had a close relative there a couple of days ago who had open heart procedure.

[Southack]

An armed security guard or policeman stopped a rampage against hospitalized innocents.

Chalk one up to armed protection working.

[VanDeKoik]

You cant bring a gun into a hospital!!!!!!

How the living hell did he break through the ethereal legal shield that surrounds a hospital where a person is usually flung back into the street the moment they step onto the property?

The NRA is like messing with physics and junk!

[Cheerio]

Have the first shots in CW 2 been fired? Is this the clown's Reichstag fire?

IMHO these events are not coincidental.

Within a couple of days - if not on the Sunday gas bag shows - we will be hearing that WH clown has a "MANDATE" to restrict, or even throw out, the 2nd Amendment for "the sake of the children". No Constitutional proposal or vote will be necessary because clown will be deemed to have been given a "MANDATE" by the media and public to ban all guns that ____________ you fill in the blank.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m very sorry that took place. Here’s to hoping your cousin makes a good recovery.

[DoughtyOne]

Am I the only guy who would love to see some statistics on which party all these shooters are registered to vote in?

[DoughtyOne]

While we’re at it, I’d like to see some stats on whether they attend church regularly or not too.

[PLMerite]

“...by a gunman who came into the room later.”

Sounds like someone didn’t think the argument was finished.

[yefragetuwrabrumuy]

http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2012/12/gunman_killed_after_shooting_b.html

More details.

A man who fired on Birmingham police officers before he was shot to death early today was upset about his wife’s care.

The man was ejected from St. Vincent’s hospital about 8 p.m. sources tell Al.com. He returned about 4 a.m. and went up to the 5th floor where his wife was a patient.

Sources say he briefly took a security guard hostage but the guard escaped.

While in the hospital the second time, sources say the man talked about “meeting his maker.”

When police arrived on the 5th floor, he opened fire. Two officers returned fire, killing the man.

One officer was shot but is recovering. Two employees were also shot. At least a dozen shots were fired in all.

[Eye of Unk]

This is just the opening act about Obamacare.

Now picture 100 million armed pissed off Americans about the worthless Obamacare procedures and policies.

[Mister Da]

A reminder to all:

Christmas time is crazy season. Beyond the drunks & thieves, depression affects many people during this time. Please discuss this with your family.

Be aware & be safe.

Merry Christmas!

[StAnDeliver]

Wow, praying for your cousin and your family...

[Clay Moore]

It is not too rare in bigger cities for rival gang members to show up at the ER to finish the job. That is why the cop is there near the triage desk.