Shooting in US hospital, one person and attacker killed

Concord: One person was killed in a shooting incident took place at a hospital in the US state of New Hampshire, while the attacker was also killed in police retaliation.

According to a foreign news agency, the shooting happened at a psychiatric hospital in the state capital of Concord.

The police said: ‘The attacker opened fire as soon as he entered the lobby of the hospital, killing one person, however the attacker was also killed on the spot due to the retaliatory action of the officer on duty’.

It was also stated by the police that the cause of the shooting was uncertain, however investigations are underway to find out the motives of the incident and the presence of a suspicious car in the hospital premises, which is suspected to contain a bomb.

The identity of the assailant, including the person who died, was not revealed by the police.