Two employees killed in shooting inside hospital

Two Dallas hospital employees were killed Saturday in a shooting inside the hospital, and the suspected gunman was shot and wounded by police, authorities said.

The shooting occurred about 11 a.m. inside Methodist Health System, according to hospital spokesperson Ryan Owens.

A Methodist Health System police officer shot and injured the suspect. The suspect, whose name also was not immediately released, was taken to another hospital in undisclosed condition and under police custody, Owens said.

“The Methodist Health System Family is heartbroken at the loss of two of our beloved team members,” according to the statement attributed to the system's leadership. “Our entire organization is grieving this unimaginable tragedy.”

Neither the names of the victims nor their positions at the hospital were not immediately released.