{"id":30216,"date":"2026-06-16T18:49:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:49:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/2-workers-reportedly-shot-inside-wilmington-hospital-in-delaware-facility-on-lockdown\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T22:49:08","slug":"2-workers-reportedly-shot-inside-wilmington-hospital-in-delaware-facility-on-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design-providers.com\/rise\/2-workers-reportedly-shot-inside-wilmington-hospital-in-delaware-facility-on-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"2 workers reportedly shot inside Wilmington Hospital in Delaware; facility on lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \"><span class=\"oyrPY qlwaB AGxeB  \">WILMINGTON, Del. (WPVI) &#8212; <\/span>Two people were shot inside Wilmington Hospital in Wilmington, Delaware, on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police officials say officers were called to the facility in the 500 block of W. 14th Street around 3:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Arriving officers found two gunshot victims.  Their conditions have not been released.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Law enforcement sources tell ABC News that preliminary information indicates the incident began when one hospital employee shot two other employees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The alleged shooter may have been only a temporary employee. The suspect&#8217;s identity is known to police, who are currently conducting a manhunt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The conditions of the injured are not known at the moment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Police believe the incident is strictly a workplace shooting, ABC News has learned, though officials say the scene is still active and the info could still change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Wilmington&#8217;s mayor, police chief and Delaware&#8217;s governor are set to hold a news conference at 7:30 p.m. You can watch it live on 6abc, 6abc.com and wherever you stream 6abc.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Brian Pfeffer is a hospital guide who was in the Emergency Department at the time.  He said he heard the shots, and was there as armed police entered the building.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;It was super intense. I&#8217;m kind of shaking,&#8221; he said. &#8220;God forbid anyone should have to be a part of that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Chopper 6 video showed people leaving the hospital with their hands up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Action Cam video showed a number of police vehicles at the entrance to the hospital&#8217;s Emergency Department late Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">A large number of police, firefighters and medics could be seen from Chopper 6.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The hospital is in lockdown, and Wilmington police are asking the public to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \"><em class=\" \">Stay with Action News and 6abc.com as this story develops.<\/em><br class=\" \"\/><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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