Police are warning residents to avoid the area around the hospital.
Police are responding to reports of a shooting at a New York City hospital on Friday, several news outlets are reporting.
At least three doctors were shot at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center, the New York Times reported. Their condition is unknown.
One shooter is dead, an NYPD spokesperson tweeted.
Police described the shooter as wearing a blue shirt and white lab coat, and one law-enforcement official said he may have been an employee of the hospital, according to the Times.
According to the New York Daily News, the shooter may have been barricaded on the hospital's 16th floor. The incident was initially described as an "active shooter" situation.
Several reports said the shooting took place around 3 p.m.
Police are warning residents to avoid the area around the hospital.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has been briefed on the situation, his spokesman said.
This story is developing.
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