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A 23-year-old man was taken into custody Tuesday evening in Philadelphia after a fatal hospital shooting hours earlier in nearby Delaware, police said.
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One person was killed and another was injured Tuesday afternoon by a shooter, who fled, police said.
The attack was reported at 3:30 p.m. at ChristianaCare Wilmington Hospital in Delaware, Wilmington Police Chief Wilfredo Campos said at a news conference.
Officers found both victims but no shooter, he said.
Campos offered no details about the victims, including their identities or the survivor\u2019s condition, \u201cout of respect for the families.\u201d
More than two hours after an early evening news conference about the attack, police said they had a suspect in custody in Philadelphia, which is a little more than 30 miles west-southwest of Wilmington.
\u201cOur preliminary investigation has determined that this was a targeted, isolated incident,\u201d the department said late Tuesday. \u201cThis investigation remains active and ongoing, and further information will be released as soon as possible.\u201d
The 23-year-old\u2019s identity was not released.
Wilmington police said charges and extradition were pending.
Mayor John Carney said the attack shook Wilmington as workers at the facility were \u201cbarricaded in rooms across the hospital as law enforcement cleared each of the floors.\u201d
\u201cThis has been a terrible day for our city,\u201d he said at the news conference.
Gov. Matt Meyer said his wife, Dr. Lauren Meyer, was reporting for work at the downtown hospital when the attack happened.
He called the hospital employees \u201cheroes involved in lifesaving efforts.\u201d
Sen. Lisa Blunt, D-Del., said she had been briefed on the situation.
\u201cAs we wait for further information, I\u2019m praying for our community and grateful for the swift and ongoing law enforcement response,\u201d she said in a statement.
Wilmington, the state\u2019s largest city, with a population of more than 73,000, is sometimes referred to as the \u201ccorporate capital of America\u201d because so many large corporations locate their legal addresses there.
Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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