Police respond to active shooter at Arkansas hospital outside Little Rock

By KEITH GRIFFITH FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Police are responding to an active shooter incident at a hospital on the outskirts of Little Rock, Arkansas.

A massive police response was seen shortly before noon on Wednesday at CHI St. Vincent North hospital in Sherwood, a northeast suburb of Little Rock.

‘We can confirm an active shooter at [St. Vincent],’ the Sherwood Police Department said in a statement. ‘No other information will be released at this time.’

Federal ATF agents were being dispatched to the scene to support local law enforcement, the agency’s New Orleans field office confirmed.

Police are responding to an active shooter incident at a hospital on the outskirts of Little Rock

‘We can confirm an active shooter at [St. Vincent],’ the Sherwood Police Department said in a statement. ‘No other information will be released at this time’

There was no immediate word on casualties or the disposition of the shooter.

Live video from KARK-TV showed a large police perimeter around the hospital.

Cops from multiple local agencies were responding at the scene, including the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office and the Sherwood Police Department.

Sherwood PD first alerted the public to a potential incident at the hospital at 11.18am, writing in a Facebook post: ‘Police activity at CHI St. Vincent North. Please avoid the area!’

Police have established a large perimeter around the hospital