KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting outside a Kansas hospital (all times local):
Authorities say the victim of a deadly shooting outside a Kansas hospital was a 28-year-old man.
Police identified the man Tuesday as Dominic Garcia, of Kansas City, Kansas.
Police say he and a woman apparently were wounded when gunfire erupted around 11:30 p.m. Monday in Kansas City, Kansas. Garcia then drove the woman about 2 ½ miles to the hospital for help with the gunman in pursuit.
Upon arriving, Garcia ran to the secured main entrance, where he was shot again before the gunman turned the gun on himself. The gunman’s name wasn’t immediately released.
The hospital says the woman’s injuries aren’t life-threatening. No hospital employees were hurt.
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Authorities say a gunman pursued two shooting victims as they drove to a Kansas hospital, where he fatally shot one of them at the entrance before killing himself.
Police say the initial shooting happened around 11:30 p.m. Monday in Kansas City, Kansas, and stemmed from an apparent domestic dispute. Police say 28-year-old Dominic Garcia and woman who apparently were wounded then drove about 2 ½ miles (about 4 kilometers) to the University of Kansas Hospital for help.
Upon arriving, Garcia ran to the secured main entrance, where he was shot again before the gunman turned the gun on himself. Police announce Tuesday that Garcia also had died. The gunman’s name wasn’t immediately released.
The hospital says the woman’s injuries aren’t life-threatening. No hospital employees were hurt.
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a fatal shooting at the University of Kansas Medical Center.
Just before midnight, police responded to what police indicated was a homicide, domestic incident at 39th and Rainbow at the entrance to the hospital emergency room, according to Police Chief Terry Ziegler.
Just after 11:30 p.m. Monday, police initially responded to shots fired call near 7th Street and Osage Avenue, according to a media release. The victims drove to the hospital and the suspect followed.
Officers working a homicide at the ER entrance of KU Hospital.
— Terry Zeigler (@KCKPDChief) December 4, 2018
The hospital says the shooter died, but the male victim survived with life-threatening injuries. The woman’s injuries aren’t believed to be life-threatening.
No hospital employees were hurt.
Authorities are expected to release additional details and identify the victims later Tuesday.
-The Associated Press contributed to this report