Suspect in custody after 1 killed in shooting at a Wilmington, Delaware, hospital | CNN

A 23-year-old man was taken into custody in Philadelphia Tuesday, hours after a fatal shooting prompted a Wilmington, Delaware, hospital into lockdown and forced employees to barricade themselves inside rooms. One person was killed and another injured in the shooting at Wilmington Hospital earlier in the afternoon, with authorities launching a manhunt for the suspect, who fled the hospital. A preliminary investigation determined the shooting was a “targeted, isolated incident,” though the investigation is ongoing, officials said late Tuesday. Authorities have not released the identities of the victims or the suspect. The condition of the person injured is unknown. Police responded around 3:30 p.m. to reports of the shooting at the hospital, located about 30 miles southwest of Philadelphia, Wilmington Police Chief Wilfredo Campos told reporters. The hospital was put into a lockdown, forcing employees to barricade themselves in rooms as law enforcement cleared each floor, Mayor John Carney said at a news conference. It has since been lifted and the campus has been reopened. ChristianaCare, the hospital system which includes Wilmington Hospital, said the emergency department diver

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