U of Maryland medical school employee shot near hospital

A 24-year-old employee of the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore was shot twice outside an affiliated hospital Feb. 4, according to CBS Baltimore.

Police responded to an incident near the medical school around 7:15 a.m. Feb. 1. Investigators found the individual with two gunshot wounds and took him to the University of Maryland Medical Center for treatment.

The victim was on life support as of Feb. 4.

Police took a 26-year-old man into custody and recovered a gun, CBS Baltimore reports. The shooting suspect allegedly knew the victim, but details about a motive are unclear.

A UMMC spokesperson told the publication the hospital was briefly placed on lockdown but has since reopened and is functioning normally.

"At approximately 7 a.m. this morning, there was a shooting outside of the hospital. The suspect was apprehended. We are still gathering information at this time. The hospital is functioning as normal," the spokesperson said.

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