US doctor shot at Johns Hopkins hospital

Police in Maryland US say a doctor was shot and injured at the Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore.



The police have denied that the gunman had been subdued and disarmed, despite earlier reports from Johns Hopkins hospital that he had been caught.



The police are preparing a tactical operation to deal with the suspect, but said he had been contained to a floor within the hospital.



Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said the doctor was going to be OK.



The hospital remains open and police said people with business there were to attend as normal.