One employee was killed and another is in custody after a dispute ended with gunshots Wednesday morning at the Virginia hospital where they worked, police said.
Police were called shortly after midnight to VCU Medical Center North Hospital at 1300 E. Marshall St. in Richmond for reports of an active threat.
Investigators learned that a fight broke out between co-workers Ty’Quan White and Christopher Boisseau in the stairwell and «resulted in one of the individuals shooting the other.»
White, 25, of Richmond, died from her injury, Richmond police and VCU said in a joint news release. No other injuries were reported.
Boisseau, 24, of Henrico, was arrested and charged with malicious shooting inside a building. Police said there are additional charges pending.
A firearm was seized at the scene, according to the statement.
The building was briefly closed in the police response.
Marlon Levy, CEO of VCU Health, said in a statement:: “This was a terrible incident that has shaken us all.”
Levy said police and security arrived within two minutes of the shooting and first responders «worked valiantly to save our team member’s life before he died.»
Levy said a review of the incident will be launched focusing on understanding what led to the shooting, assessing the hospital’s response and reviewing changes to improve facility security.