Doctor is shot and suspect kills himself in incident near army medical center in Texas

A doctor at the El Paso VA Health Care System was shot and a suspect apparently then took his own life on Tuesday (January 06, 2015) in an incident that led to a lockdown at the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in west Texas, the El Paso Times reported.

The paper said the information was based on a preliminary investigation provided by officials. Base officials were not immediately available to comment.

(Reuters)