Gunman fatally shoots doctor at Boston hospital and then kills himself
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A shooting at a Boston hospital Tuesday has left a doctor and the gunman dead.
Boston police said Stephen Pasceri, 55, walked into the second floor of Brigham and Women’s Hospital about 11 a.m. armed with a handgun, according to the department’s Twitter account.
Pasceri then asked for a doctor and shot him twice, according to Boston Police Commissioner William Evans. The name of the doctor, who sustained life-threatening injuries, has not been released.
“We’re not sure of the possible motive, but it was clear [the doctor] was targeted,” Evans said.
Evans said after the doctor was shot, Pasceri went into a nearby room and shot himself to death.
The doctor died late Tuesday night, according to police.
Times staff writer James Queally contributed to this report.
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