VANCOUVER, Wash. – Police in Vancouver were responding to a reported shooting at a clinic near PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Tuesday afternoon. The scene is at 400 NE Mother Joseph Place in Central Vancouver.
According to The Columbian, citing scanner traffic, “two people were injured and one may have been the suspected shooter.” The hospital was placed on ‘modified lockdown’ during the incident.
Police later confirmed two people were shot, saying in a brief statement, “The shooting resulted in injuries to two people, who were transported to PeaceHealth Southwest’s Emergency Department for treatment.”
Shooting this afternoon was in the Physicians' Building at 505 N.E. 87th Ave., a short distance away from PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. #clark911 https://t.co/08YK5tbNqD https://t.co/uTM42e2rbo
— Columbian Metrodesk (@Col_cops) December 22, 2020
Emergency personnel are working to develop an evacuation plan at shooting scene near PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. #clark911 @VancouverPDUSA
— Columbian Metrodesk (@Col_cops) December 22, 2020
Vancouver police, the Clark County Sheriff’s Office and the Washington State Patrol were all on scene. A SWAT vehicle was also called in.
Massive law enforcement presence at PeaceHealth in #Vancouver. Vancouver PD, Clark Co sheriff, and WA state troopers are here. #LiveOnK2 pic.twitter.com/mQS2VTmpSG
— Wright Gazaway (@WrightKATU) December 22, 2020
The extent of injuries and further details were not available.
Our photographer @Devin_Eskew is in Vancouver where authorities are responding to reports of a shooting near PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. More details: https://t.co/RXXZ5qefp2 @fox12oregon https://t.co/EQU34hrBig
— Amber Wilmarth (@amberwilmarth) December 22, 2020
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