A gunman has killed not less than 4 individuals at a hospital within the US state of Oklahoma.
Police within the metropolis of Tulsa report a gunman armed with a rifle opened fireplace at St Francis Hospital.
Police have confirmed the "shooter is down".
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The gunman was armed with a rifle and a handgun, Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish mentioned.
"It seems each weapons at one level or one other have been fired," Dalgleish mentioned.
"We're nonetheless attempting to substantiate his identification."
It isn't identified whether or not the gunman was attempting to focus on a specific particular person.
Police have been known as at 4.52pm and arrived at 4.56pm, Dalgleish mentioned.
It's believed the gunman died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
No officers have been injured.
The gunman was described as a Black man estimated to be in his late 30s.
Hospital CEO Clint Robertson's voice cracked when he addressed the media.
"We're an organisation that believes within the energy of prayer," he mentioned.
"There's nothing that this group can do is pray for the households and the family members and the victims of this mindless act."
Police spokesman Richard Meulenberg mentioned the constructing was being evacuated.
"We've got a number of flooring... with lots of of rooms and lots of of individuals inside the constructing," he mentioned.
"We're treating this as a catastrophic scene proper now."
The constructing the place the capturing passed off is a outpatient surgical procedure centre and a breast most cancers clinic.
With a inhabitants of about 400,000, Tulsa is the second-largest metropolis in Oklahoma.
Tulsa Mayor PT Byrnum cited the significance of the ability, particularly through the COVID-19 pandemic.
"I additionally need to categorical our group's profound gratitude for the broad vary of first responders who didn't hesitate to behave right now," he mentioned.
"This campus is sacred floor for our group."