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California hospital on lockdown after shooting

Undated file photo of Bakersfield Heart Hospital.
Undated file photo of Bakersfield Heart Hospital. Ricardo Dearatanha/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. – Police say there’s been a shooting at a hospital in Bakersfield, California, and a suspect has been shot by police.

Police say in a Facebook post Friday that officers are investigating the shooting at Bakersfield Heart Hospital.

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Investigators say the hospital is on lockdown and officers are checking for other potential threats.

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Police provided no other information.

A woman who answered the phone at the hospital hung up.

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