The former Bronx Lebanon Hospital employee who authorities say shot at staff, killing one of them and injuring several more, may have been angry after losing his job over past arrests. Jonathan Dienst reports.
What to Know
A family medicine doctor formerly employed with Bronx-Lebanon Hospital opened fire on two floors, killing one doctor and injuring others
The gunman, identified as 45-year-old Henry Bello, shot himself on the 17th floor; an assault rifle was found nearby
Investigators say the shooting appears to be a case of workplace violence
A doctor wielding an assault rifle stormed Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Friday, gunning down at least six staffers before taking his own life, according to a senior law enforcement officials. Police have identified the shooter as 45-year-old Henry Bello, a former employee at the hospital with an extensive arrest record.
Details continue to develop, but here's what we know about him now:
The shooter has been identified as Dr. Henry Michael Bello, a 45-year-old Nigeria-born family medicine doctor formerly employed at the hospital, according to sources.
Authorities believe he wore a doctor's coat and used his old badge to sneak past security at the hospital.
Bello was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on the 17th floor after a two-story shooting rampage that left one doctor -- a woman who has yet to be identified -- dead and others fighting for their lives.
A senior law enforcement official said Bello asked for a specific doctor on the 16th floor. When he was told that doctor wasn't there, he became angry and started shooting at everyone.
Officials said Bello tried to set himself on fire before committing suicide. A photo provided by authorities shows him dead on the floor of the hospital, wearing a bloodied doctor's coat.
Bello used an AR-15 in the shooting. It wasn't immediately known if he obtained the rifle legally.
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Sources tell NBC 4 New York a preliminary investigation reveals Bello was hired at the hospital in Aug. 2014 as a house physician, but resigned from the hospital in Feb. 2015 in lieu of termination.
He went to medical school on the island of Dominica in the Caribbean.
Bello has past arrests for sex abuse, turnstile jumping, burglary and public urination, law enforcement sources said.
A New York State licensing website does not reveal any disciplinary history.
Senior law enforcement officials describe Bello as a transient recently, with at least five different addresses since he left the hospital.
Police are investigating the shooting as a case of workplace violence; authorities say there is no indication of a nexus to terror.
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Throngs of NYPD officers block off the scene of a mass shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center on Friday, June 30, 2017. Dr. Henry Bello, a former employee of the hospital, shot and injured six people before turning the gun on himself.
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Law enforcement officials respond to the scene of a mass shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center on Friday, June 30, 2017. Dr. Henry Bello, a former employee of the hospital, shot and injured six people before turning the gun on himself.
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Police help people cross the street outside the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York after a gunman opened fire there on Friday, June 30, 2017. The gunman, identified as Dr. Henry Bello, returned with a rifle hidden under his white lab coat, law enforcement officials said.
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Heavily armed police at the hospital Friday evening.
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Employees of the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center look out a window as a New York Police vehicle is seen parked out front after reports of a shooting, Friday, June 30, 2017, in New York.
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A woman is escorted by officers in plainclothes near the Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York after a gunman opened fire there on Friday, June 30, 2017. The gunman, identified as Dr. Henry Bello who used to work at the hospital, apparently took his own life after shooting six others, authorities said.
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Dr. Henry Bello, 45, who law enforcement sources confirm was the shooter at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital.
Police released an image of the AR-15 they say Henry Bello used in the shooting.
A mugshot of Henry Bello from his 2004 arrest for sexual assault.
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NYC Mayor de Blasio and Police Commissioner O'Neill receive a briefing on the hospital shooting.
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Heavily armed NYPD officers gather inside Bronx-Lebanon Hospital.
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Police gather outside Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York after a gunman opened fire there and then took his own life on Friday, June 30, 2017. The gunman, identified as Dr. Henry Bello, a former employee of the hospital, returned with a rifle hidden under his white lab coat, law enforcement officials said.
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FDNY's Rescue Task force is seen on the scene of a mass shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center on Friday, June 30, 2017.
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Heavily armed police officers put on gear outside of the hospital.
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A woman is escorted by officers in plainclothes near the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center after reports of a shooting, Friday, June 30, 2017, in New York.
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People are seen running away from the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center on June 30, 2017, following reports of a shooting Friday evening. Five people were injured after the gunman, former hospital employee Dr. Henry Michael Bello, opened fire.
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Officers head into the Bronx Lebanon Hospital after receiving reports of an active shooter Friday evening. Dr. Henry Bello shot at least six people before turning the weapon on himself.
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NYPD officers respond to reports of a mass shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Friday evening.
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NYPD officers respond to reports of a mass shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Friday evening.
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NYPD officers respond to reports of a mass shooting at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Friday evening.
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State police are seen responding to an incident at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital on June 30, 2017.
Firefighters mass outside Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in New York City on June 30, 2017, after an active shooter incident.
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Law enforcement and emergency vehicles choked up the area around the Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center after reports of a mass shooter broke on Friday evening. Dr. Henry Bello shot six people before turning the weapon on himself.
Elite NYPD tactical units responded to the shooting.
The response on scene was massive.
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Emergency personnel gather outside Bronx-Lebanon Hospital in preparation to treat patients following the shooting.
Police are seen on the roofs of nearby buildings as the Bronx Lebanon Hospital is cleared following reports of a shooting.
Law enforcement respond to reports of a shooting at the Bronx Lebanon Hospital.
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In this image taken from video, emergency personnel converge on Bronx Lebanon Hospital in New York, after a gunman opened fire there on Friday, June 30, 2017.
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The husband of a woman trapped in the hospital described a chaotic scene and a scramble to avoid the shooter inside the building.
