borough. >> we are at a press conference. >> richard plots is the perpetrator. he came in today, a little after 2:00 p.m., with his case worker and her identity is still being withheld but some of her kin has been notified but not all of her kin. he came in with her and went into the doctor's office and at that point, the worker did confirm he heard loud arguing going on and they came in and they actually opened the door and saw him pointing a gun at the doctor, they did not notice the case worker at that point, they shut the door quietly and went immediately to call 911, no shots were fired at that point in time. what they did determine is that a few minutes when by and they heard multiple shots fired and

then they did force their way back into the office and they noticed the doctor was covering his face, bleeding from the head profusely and the individual still had a gun and the perpetrator had his gun, another doctor and case worker were able to wrestle him to the ground and disarm him. police then arrived. they were very prompt. they are trained to respond to this type of situation and we had a mass of police response here, with darby police and surrounding police departments and our tactical teams were a activated and did a tremendous jobs, the hospital workers are being released at this point in time. they were on lockdown and the building behind me is still closed because the crime scene is still going on. they are still upstairs on the

third floor, doing the ballistics evaluation as well as the evaluation how this occurred during a crime scene perspective. >> the doctor is still as we speak at the hospital, we have officers with him and i believe they are in the process of having him released from the hospital. as we speak right now, the doctor has not been interviewed. so i cannot confirm everything that we proposed to you earlier. >> can we be clear, this gunman walks in shoots the case worker and the doctor and the doctor pulls his weapon and shoots him multiple times in the torso. >> that is what we believe, the only then that can confirm that is the doctor. >> tell us more about the platz.

>> we would expect his criminal background history to come back. there were incidents involving mr. platz and the hospital staff in the past. >> what can you tell us? >> i can only tell you he is a patient. >> his name again? >> a dramatic time for patients and employees here, is there anything being done to help them out with this traumatic situation such as counselors being on hand or anything of that nature? >> needless to say the administrative staff and the mercy health system is devastated now and they are meeting with various employees and assessing their needs, the

hospital is in shock and they are working to make sure everyone is dealing with the situation? >> is the doctor afraid of mr. plots, is that why he armed himself. >> we don't have that information? >> what is the suspect's name again? >> i believe there was no way, the staff did not give rise to that. the staff that was there, kaetded they only reacted when they heard the loud arguing which one unusual. nobody believes he was armed when he entered the building or when he came into the office, there was no evidence of that and everyone was in shock. >> did the doctor have a gun permit? >> i do not know that information. i don't even know if he needed a gun permit unless it is concealed on your person. >> you are listening to the

district attorney jack walen discussing the case. lets go to dann cuellar with the latest as well. >> reporter: hey monica, the wellness center, the three story building at the corner of landsdowne, remains evacuated. all appointments are canceled for the rest of the day. if you had an appointment, forget it. it's unclear when it will be reopen to the public, and they describe the harrowing ordeal that broke out in the afternoon. here is what they have to say. >> i was on the doctor's office on the third floor and i got halfway there and they said go back go back, a doctor and two patients got shot and the shootder is still at large. >> patients panicked when they heard, and armed officers telling them to get out because they were not completely sure

what they were dealing with. >> the cops told us to get out and i tried to get all of my patients out of the room. it's just crazy. >> i came down for x-rays and i was in there and i was at the desk and all of a sudden the cops came in with the guns drawn and asked us all to get out, to leave. >> there was roughly 100 people inside of the wellness center across the street from the mercy fitzgerald medical center, patients, doctors and personnel were inside and they were evacuated. >> i was walking up and i had to get out of here. >> it's wild. it's like you said mind blowing, i didn't expect this at all. >> back live here, you see the three story building there, the third floor where the shooting unfolded. it's an all county assist, which means law enforcement from all

across the county responded to the situation because initially they did not know what they were dealing with. the situation is under control and the investigation is still underway and they still don't know why the gunman opened fire and they do know that he had psychiatric issues, we are live here outside of wellness center, back to you. >> thank you dan. now "action news" reporter and registered nurse, ali gorman live outside of the hospital at the university of pennsylvania. where both the doctor and the shooter were taken. >> that is where they were taken to the emergency room behind me. this is a level one trauma center, they have plenty of experience in treating gunshots, look at this video, this is the scene as one ambulance arrived from darby shortly after the shooting, one man was being wheeled in on a gurney with iv's

going, one man is in critical condition and the doctor is said to have suffered graze wounds. is he expected to be treated and released. that is the information we are waiting on outside of the hospital. we'll get an update on the doctor's condition and we'll continue to follow this story and bring you the latest information from the hospital of the university of pennsylvania as soon as it becomes available. ali gorman, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. of course we are following this story for you since it broke on the air and on 6abc.com. stay with us throughout the

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help. >> this gives her a chance to have her own home. >> depleted my savings and now things are looking up pretty good, thanks to the state of knowledge. and my mom. >> siggred anderson was the one that bought the ticket. i called my sister and i said i don't think i can make it. come and get me. >> it took days to get back on track, i was shocked too. >> it's not about buying fancy cars or big vacations, it's about security. they are living proof that buying lottery ticketed that the whole family shares can pay off in a big way. i

show boat casino rallied to save their jobs, they gathered at brighton park at indiana

avenue, they are set to close their doors august 31st and they want the owners to sell the business to someone that wants to keep the casino open. >> ryan howard got benched again. the phillies and ryan sandberg is looking for something to do. the future for this ball club, ryan howard. and tim hudson better than any other pitcher in baseball, but the phillies first base man, ryan sandberg admits -- they had a private meeting and howard does not want to talk about and chase utley is letting his bat doing the talking, he hit the rbi single to center and cole hamels protects it, hamel unreal today. allows just one run and gets the standing ovation. the phils win 2-1.

and avoids the sweep by the giants. >> i love what i do -- >> i only get to do it every five days. sometimes i feel like it's not enough. >> a little run support and where he is at right now allows him to pitch. he is at the top of his game. >> the way the phillies have played. the eagles season cannot start soon enough and the wait is almost over, the eagles report to training camp and chip kelly and team will take the field on saturday. desean jackson in burgundy and gold in training camp with the washington red skins, the eagles released the star receiver, and getting jackson today, getting chants from the red skins fans, they love him down there already. >> boxer steve cunningham is the heavy weight champ, in big time

fights over the years and now in for the fight of his living outside of the ring. jaime apody has more. >> steve cunningham is inside of the ropes for battles during his 15-year boxing career but nothing like the battle his daughter kennedy wages since day one. >> born with hypo plastic left heart syndrome she had her first surgery at 8 days old and required continuous medication expected to a backpack. >> i compare this experience to boxing, watching him fight is thrilling and exciting but also scary and risky and the emotions, have been the roller coaster we are on with kennedy. cunningham was told by doctors at chop, there was nothing they can do for his little girl. >> turning the energy to propel me into what i'm doing, just brought the anger to the gym.

the family learned that children's hop in pittsburgh would but kennedy on the tran plant list and now they await a new heart. >> no doubt this little girl captured your heart and as she prepares for the battle of her life, listen to her motto. >> he needs to go, and pack up and go. it's time to be fighting somewhere. >> the thought of losing her, man that goes into our faith, but right now we are in fight mode, the fight is not over and we are throwing punches and chairs. we are taking steroids and doing everything to win. >> jaime apody, channel 6 "action news." >> we are all pulling for her, as soon as the heart becomes available, the cunninghams have to jump on a plane and be in pittsburgh for the surgery and relocate there. >> we'll all say prayers. >> thank goodness, thank you.

the fbi took on a different challenge today, at the mander playground in strawberry mansion, they taught how they investigate and include dusting for fingerprings. the kids also got to find out how they would actually look at an fbi agent right there. burgers hot dogs

amtrak is looking to hire more american heroes. the rail company hosted a veterans expo at street station, more than 30 businesses were

there talking about opportunities, specifically about how their military skills can transition into skills. ooh la la it was a wonderful day for seniors they transformed into gay par is today. there we there were croissants and 20 students of interns hosted the day of french fun. sounds nice. >> lets check the accuweather forecast. nothing to complain about here. >> a breath of fresh air, stormtracker 6 live double scan showing that we have rain free conditions out there. lets go live on sky 6, taking a look at the skyline, we dealt with a few clouds but it thinned out after a dreary morning and the return of sunshine and didn't it feel a lot better than

yesterday. a refreshing change, yesterday edwards high 93 degrees, and the cold front moved through bringing us the scattered storms, the high only 83 degrees, that is 4 degrees below normal and the low humidity is very nice. currently in philadelphia, 81 and trenton 80 and allentown 87 and sea isle city 79 and wilmington 80 degrees, satellite 6 along with action radar showing the front bar barrelled through and a cluster of severe thunderstorms in virginia, some tornado warnings, they did did have a tornado on the eastern shore and that had three fatalities, is this will take over and this moons tomorrow the nicest day of the week. high pressure is right over us, that will bring us brilliant sunshine and low humidity and a full day of sunshine, as we head to the weekend, the high

pressure is not just sticking there, it's moving to the east, that means saturday we get the flow to the southwest, that brings warmer air and 88 degrees and more humidity and clouds late in the day and perhaps showers and a better chance of showers and thunderstorms on sunday and on monday when the cold front finally arrives. down the shore lots of clouds but the future is looking bright, melissa is in stone harbor. hey melissa. >> hey there cecily, as you have been saying, the humidity is dropping and we felt the decrease in humidity throughout the day in stone harbor, a big celebration as we celebrate christmas in july, he is off with rudolph and his elves, getting ready for the holiday season. we have the shore forecast covered for you tomorrow for friday high pressure stays in control and it's a good looking

day sunny and nice, we get into saturday, a mix of sun and clouds and 80 degrees, the humidity will start to come up late in the afternoon on saturday, otherwise it's still a good looking day, by sunday, sunshine and clouds, a high of 86 and warmer by sunday with a thunderstorm around as we get into the late evening hours, i think most of the day down at the shore on sunday looks to be dry. we are having a fantastic time in stone harbor, as they continue to enjoy their centennial this year. cecily if you are not in stone harbor hopefully you have fun at the shore. >> cecily i hope you give santa my christmas list. >> its not very long. >> if you are heading up to the mountains for the weekend it's looking beautiful, tomorrow plenty of sunshine and 75 degrees, saturday is still pretty nice and 76 and a few high clouds, sunday gets more humid and temperatures in the

mid-70s, a few clouds and low humidity and a great night to roll up the windows and you done need your air conditioning, 65 for enter city and the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, spectacular tomorrow. 84 and low humidity and enjoy it. saturday 88 degrees ain better chance of afternoon thunderstorms on sunday, hot and humid and 90 and monday 88 degrees, a strong cold front moves through. that brings showers and thunderstorms, behind us look at tuesday, 80 degrees. wednesday 82, and pleasantly cool and 84 degrees, sunday hot and humid but the rest of the seven day is looking nice. >> we want to bring you the latest story tonight, the shooting at fitzgerald medical

center, a psychiatric patient opened fire killing a case worker and wounding a doctor, the doctor that had his own weapon shot the suspect. and is at the university of pennsylvania. the doctor is also treated there but should soon be released. we'll have the latest developments at 6abc.com and on "action news" tonight an 11:00. abc world news with diane sawyer is next on channel 6. "action news" continues tonight on phl 17 with brian taff, shirleen allicot, adam joseph and ducis rogers. and then joins here on "action news" on channel 6. i'm monica malpass make it a great night.

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