Woman dead after shooting at Buffalo hospital, police say

(CBS/AP) BUFFALO, N.Y. - Police are searching a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital where they say a woman was fatally shot Wednesday morning. They said the shooting at the Erie County Medical Center was not a random act.

Buffalo police spokesman Michael DeGeorge confirmed that a woman was shot and killed shortly after 8 a.m. on the grounds of the ECMC, which he described as being in "complete lockdown" as SWAT teams and other officers cordoned off the 65-acre campus.

Officials said the shooting occurred in a building that houses outpatient services and offices. The building is adjacent to the hospital's main building.

Police patrol cars blocked all entrances to the hospital campus, where officers could be seen apparently showing photographs to people in parking lots. Incoming patients were being diverted to another hospital.

A police helicopter circled over the medical center's campus, which includes a 550-bed hospital. Officials said as many as 400 patients and about half of the hospital's 2,000 employees were on the grounds at the time of the shooting.

"Things are well under control by Buffalo police" and other law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation, Mayor Byron Brown said. He said state police, Erie County sheriff's deputies and suburban police departments were assisting.

"It's a very sad day for ECMC and our community," said Jody Lomeo, the medical center's chief executive officer. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim."