[Updated at 8 p.m. ET] A suspect fired his gun inside the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque Tuesday, but no one was injured, the university and police said.
Witnesses told officers that a female patient was with her child when the woman's boyfriend entered the room, police said. The couple began to argue.
At some point during the altercation, the suspect pulled out a small handgun and purposefully fired it, according to a statement from the Albuquerque Police Department.
He then fled. Video shows the man leaving the hospital about an hour later, said police, adding that the search for the suspect continues.
"They confirm one person was in the hospital and shot his gun inside the hallway, but no one was injured," said Cindy Foster, a spokeswoman for the UNM Health Sciences Center.
The university lifted a lockdown order it had previously issued for all personnel in the central and northern portions of the campus.
CNN affiliate KRQE reported that the incident began shortly after 3 p.m.
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A SWAT team should take him out. Put all the crazies out there on notice: you are fair game.
I agree with JonesMagnet. If we let everybody & his brother have a gun, what do you expect?,,,that they plan to shoot themselves in the foot for fun? With the two political women saying "use your 2nd amendment rights' & Ms Sarah saying "lock & load" what do you expect will happen!!!! Pure stupidity!
While your getting shot or whatever horrid thing by a criminal I'll just pull out my gun and fix his issues.
ill take the weed and gun batman and they should set up hospitals like supreme courts
Thanks to the irresponsibility of gun law and lobbyst. The GOP supports the NRA that you should be carry them to all public places like parks, churches, eating places etc. Why nto to the Capitol, that is a public place?
I think EVERYONE should be required to carry a sidearm. After the first few months, all the idiots would be sorted out.
Mmm.. I love guns
I strict gun laws and we will save a lot of lives and violence.
i hope it's not ceaser that post here..
Hmmmm 21 year old bald guy? lots of tattoos common street thug gang banger clothes. I know he was lost on his way to church and fired a shot hoping his hommies could come find him before he was late for the local christian youth group!!!!! Gee whiz I beg poor little fella might be involved in criminal activities but that might just be profiling. If everyone had a gun the world might be scarier but you would be a lot more respectful of others rights and maybe the hot head with a gun will figure out he can be shot as fast as he might shot someone else
If guns kill people...do pencils misspell words? (saw it on a bumper sticker)
LOL that is hilarious.
my favorite part of the story is that after he comes in the hallway and fires a gun, he waits for an hour then leaves. those cops down there have a rapid response dont they?
God had nothing to do with it. That's like calling the Easter Bunny a founding father. Thinking like that is what makes you exactly the type of person I'm talking about.
Those who beat their swords into plow shares will plow the fields of the man who did not
shot fired? couldn't they put shot on final warning before firing him?
God did not create all men equal sam colt did and if you don't care your equalizer you are not the equal to the man who does. If you don't want to be the victim of some sick predator he has to either respect you or fear you. And he isn't gonna not rob you because you think you are morally superior to him
The fallacy in your claim is that you must suppose an attacker is going to call out, "I'm going to shoot you. So I'll stand here and wait a minute so you can get your gun out and protect yourself." Otherwise the average victim is at a tremendous disadvantage whether or not he has a weapon.