FORT WORTH, Texas — A suspect who shot two nurses — killing one and injuring the other — was shot by a police officer at Methodist Hospital in Dallas on Saturday morning, authorities said.
According to reporting by Star-Telegram media partner WFAA-TV, the two victims were both nurses who were shot near the hospital’s labor and delivery department. Sources also told WFAA that the suspect was shot by a hospital police officer.
In a tweet Saturday afternoon, Dallas County Judge Clay Jenkins said that two “healthcare heroes were shot @methodistdallas near labor and delivery this morning. The suspect was shot by officers. Please pray for the family and friends of the victims and the entire @mhshospitals team.”