Man Fatally Shoots Doctor at Berlin Hospital

Man Fatally Shoots Doctor at Berlin Hospital
A police officer walks in front of the Benjamin-Franklin Hospital in the southwestern district of Steglitz in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. German police say a patient has apparently shot at a doctor and killed himself at a hospital in Berlin. AP Photo/Michael Sohn
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BERLIN  — Officials say a man has shot dead a doctor before killing himself at a Berlin hospital.

The shooting occurred around 1 p.m. Tuesday at the mouth, jaw and face surgery unit of the Benjamin-Franklin Hospital in the southwestern district of Steglitz.

Berlin police initially said the doctor had suffered life-threatening injuries, but later said he had died. The circumstances of the shooting are still being investigated.