2 people shot at Wilmington Hospital as police search for "possible active shooter"

A suspect is on the run after shooting two people, including one fatally, at Wilmington Hospital in Delaware Tuesday, Police Chief Wilfredo Campos said in a news conference.

Campos said officers responded to the shooting on the 500 block of West 14th Street at Wilmington Hospital at around 3:30 p.m.

Police said they found two gunshot victims, and one of them died. The condition of the second person who was shot was not immediately available.

Campos said investigators are working to identify the shooter and will provide updates when they can.

A ChristianaCare spokesperson said the emergency department diverted patients from the hospital when the shooting happened.

"Our priority remains the safety and well-being of everyone on our campus and the continuity of care for our patients," ChristianaCare said in a statement.

Wilmington Police are leading the investigation with assistance from New Castle County Police and Delaware State Police, Karas said. The FBI in Baltimore is also assisting Delaware authorities with the investigation.

Brian Pfeffer, a patient guide at Wilmington Hospital, was in the emergency room when the shooting happened. He said he heard two shots that sounded like firecrackers and then ran out of the hospital.

"Overwhelming emotion, just like, honestly, get out," he said. "I know that sounds horrible, but that's what they train us to do — get out. Schools, hospitals, there are a lot of people who came in here to be safe, and now you have this stuff happening. It's scary, very scary."

Pfeffer said he heard the shots come from the ground floor of the hospital and called the shooting "scary" for everyone involved.

"I don't have the answers, I'm not a politician, but someone needs to figure something out," he said. "This a problem in America. You don't hear about this anywhere else. There's gotta be something done. I'm looking at the camera. You guys got to do something. This is unacceptable."

Lydia Jones' daughter works at Wilmington Hospital and said she was going to switch cars with her daughter when the shooting happened.

Jones' daughter was locked inside a room at the hospital as SWAT went room to room to search for the shooter. She was eventually reunited with her daughter.

"It's very scary ... it's the world that we live in," Jones said.

Delaware elected officials are reacting to the shooting on social media Tuesday.

Rep. Sarah McBride said she's praying for everyone at Wilmington Hospital.

"I am aware of reports of a shooting at Wilmington Hospital," McBride wrote. "As we await more information, I'm praying for the pat