Workplace violence continues to strike healthcare facilities, following shootings in the last two weeks in Louisiana and Texas.
In New Orleans, two people were wounded in a shooting at University Medical Center recently after an argument on the emergency room onramp escalated to violence, according to WWL.
According to New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) Superintendent Shaun Ferguson, a man and woman were having an argument on the on ramp around 11:25 a.m. when the woman pulled out a gun and fired several shots at the man.
Police said she missed her target, hitting a 55-year-old man inside the hospital lobby and a 55-year-old woman just outside the lobby. The man was hit in the shoulder, and the woman was hit in the hip. Police said their wounds are not life-threatening.
The shooter is under arrest, according to NOPD. The man she attempted to shoot is also in police custody, but only for questioning.
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