Bronx-Lebanon Hospital attack

Bronx-Lebanon Hospital attack
LocationBronx-Lebanon Hospital Center,
1650 Grand Concourse,
The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Coordinates40°50′37″N 73°54′39″W / 40.843546°N 73.910834°W / 40.843546; -73.910834
DateJune 30, 2017
c. 2:45pm (EDT)
TargetHospital staff
Attack type
Weapons.223-caliber Anderson Manufacturing AM-15 semi-automatic rifle
Deaths2 (including the perpetrator)
Injured6
PerpetratorHenry Michael Bello

On June 30, 2017, at around 2:45 p.m. EDT, a doctor opened fire at the Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in the Bronx, New York City, United States, killing a doctor on the 17th floor and wounding six people on the 16th floor with an AR-15-type semi-automatic rifle. The shooter was later identified as 45-year-old Nigerian-born Dr. Henry Michael Bello, a family physician formerly employed by the hospital.