Doctor, Patient Dead In Parking Garage Shooting

"ORLANDO, FL — Police are still investigating a murder-suicide in a parking garage at Florida Hospital in Orlando that left a doctor and gunman dead on Thursday afternoon.

"The doctor was identified as 41-year-old Dmitriy Nikitin, who Florida Hospital described as a multi-organ transplant surgeon.

"Police have not yet been able to find a next of kin for the gunman, who lived alone, according to police spokeswoman Lt. Barbara Jones. When his next of kin have been notified, police will reveal his identity.

"Local news agencies are reporting that the gunman was a patient at the hospital, but that has not been confirmed by law-enforcement officials.

"No information was released about how the gunman might have known Nikitin.

"Officers closed off the hospital garage after being called about 5:10 p.m. to the facility at 601 E. Rollins St. Jones said that the shooting happened near the elevators on the first floor of the garage, which is used by employees and patients' families.

"Police did not release any information about the type of weapon used in the shooting, or whether it was recovered.

"The Orlando Fire Department said it took the shooting victims to Orlando Regional Medical Center in critical condition. Police did not release details of exactly when the men died."

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