News Of Delaware County*>*News1 worker dead, 2 wounded in shooting at Mercy Fitzgerald
Published: Thursday, July 24, 2014
Hospital Workers and patients were unable to leave the hospital after the shootings.Photo by Anne Neborak
Posted: 07/24/14, 2:48 PM EDT | Updated: 25 secs ago
DARBY BOROUGH — One female employee was killed and two other people injured during a shooting on the campus of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital on Lansdowne Avenue this afternoon.
One of the wounded was the suspected shooter.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said the shooting took place in the psychiatric ward of the facility.
The second victim, a doctor, suffered a graze wound, he said.
The name of the female victim killed during the shooting was not released.
The suspect, whose name was not released, was also shot during the incident, according to authorities. He is reported in critical condition at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
“The suspect does have psychiatric issues,” Whelan said.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect, who is in custody, acted alone.
The shooting took place shortly after 2:15 p.m. at the Sister Marie Lenahan Wellness Center, a six story office building linked to the hospital by a pedestrian bridge.
I had a FUCKING PREMONITION this was gonna happen. The Hospital is 80 years old, the powers that be didnt wanna spend money on making us PER DIEM guards with GUN LICENSES FULL TIME & STINGY WITH THE HOURS...NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED
Heads are going to roll over this shit!
Published: Thursday, July 24, 2014
Hospital Workers and patients were unable to leave the hospital after the shootings.Photo by Anne Neborak
Posted: 07/24/14, 2:48 PM EDT | Updated: 25 secs ago
DARBY BOROUGH — One female employee was killed and two other people injured during a shooting on the campus of Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital on Lansdowne Avenue this afternoon.
One of the wounded was the suspected shooter.
Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said the shooting took place in the psychiatric ward of the facility.
The second victim, a doctor, suffered a graze wound, he said.
The name of the female victim killed during the shooting was not released.
The suspect, whose name was not released, was also shot during the incident, according to authorities. He is reported in critical condition at the University of Pennsylvania Hospital.
“The suspect does have psychiatric issues,” Whelan said.
Authorities confirmed that the suspect, who is in custody, acted alone.
The shooting took place shortly after 2:15 p.m. at the Sister Marie Lenahan Wellness Center, a six story office building linked to the hospital by a pedestrian bridge.
I had a FUCKING PREMONITION this was gonna happen. The Hospital is 80 years old, the powers that be didnt wanna spend money on making us PER DIEM guards with GUN LICENSES FULL TIME & STINGY WITH THE HOURS...NOW LOOK WHAT HAPPENED

Heads are going to roll over this shit!