Two injured in apparent shooting at Japan's Saitama hospital

An apparent shooting was reported at a hospital in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, on October 31 afternoon, with two said to be injured and the suspect on the run, Report informs referring to The Japan Times.

The suspect is said to be holed up in a post office in neighboring Warabi, Saitama, investigators said, adding that two men — a doctor in his 40s and a patient in his 60s — sustained non-life threatening injuries at the hospital.

The city of Toda said in a social media post that the suspect, who is believed to have fled on a motorcycle, is of medium build and possibly in his 40s or 50s. He was wearing a black jumper at the time of the incident, the post added.

Police said someone reported a gun being fired at Toda Chuo General Hospital at around 1 p.m.

Several employees at the hospital said they heard a sound, with an employee from the general division saying it sounded like a shot was fired from outside toward the hospital building, according to the broadcaster.