One Person Injured in Shooting at Virginia Hospital, Suspect in Custody

One Person Injured in Shooting at Virginia Hospital, Suspect in Custody
The Chippenham Hospital in Richmond, Va., in May 2023. Google Maps/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
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RICHMOND, Va.—One person was injured at a hospital in Virginia when a man who had come to the facility for a mental health evaluation Friday began shooting, police said.

Richmond Police Chief Rick Edwards told reporters that a 911 call came in at 4:11 a.m. of shots fired at Chippenham Hospital. Officers who were already in the emergency room responded and found one adult male with critical, but not life-threatening, gunshot wounds.