A firearm was discharged in a break room where a Veterans Affairs hospital employee and a retired worker were struggling.
A 61 year-old man was shot in the ankle, according to Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl. The suspected gunman, Neil Moore, 59, was taken into custody at a hospital a few miles away.
Dayton Police Chief Richard Biehl told the Associated Press, "Somehow he was able to get from here to there."
The two men who were involved in the case seemed to know each other. They do not know exactly the circumstances that lead to the shooting. Police officers believe the suspect was the only shooter, and they did go to each room to ensure safe re-entry. Several buildings on the property were immediately evacuated, according to WTOV9.
The clinic explained the situation as a “current developing situation.” The hospital provides veterans with medical, mental health, and nursing home care. This isn’t the first time the hospital has had this kind of upsetting incident. Outside the same hospital four years ago, the Iraq War Army veteran wearing military fatigues shot himself to death.