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More mass casualties, but this is >> art roderick, i have you as well. you know, in terms of this one individual who has been arrested, is in custody, is it the driver, is it not, is this the person that rented the van. these are all questions theyre trying to ascertain answers to. what are some of the questions that authorities there in barcelona are asking of this person? >> i mean, right now, obviously, if this is the individual that was in the van, not only the cctv but any video from touris...

Automatic weapon to create carnage. you need a van and a crowded place, and unbelievably and tragically its that simple, wolf. >> yes. we did hear the u.s. secretary of state rex tillerson say this was an act of terror. theyre investigating and urging all americans citizens in this very popular tourist area of barcelona to stay away and stay away as quickly as possible. we did just see a tweet from the first lady of the united states, melania trump. heres her tweet -- thoughts and prayers to #ba...

We can confirm, according to information released by the new york city police department that this call came out of this active shooter sometime before 3:00 p.m. and they are still actively searching for that shooter, so again, a very fluid situation, but thats just some limited information thats been put out right now by authorities in the bronx there, recommending that anybody in and around the area simply avoid it as they continue to track down the suspect involved here. >> polo, thank you. a...

Tom fuentes, let me go back to -- art roderick, let me come back to you. on the hostage negotiation piece, any time you have an active shooter, you have vulnerable people around just because of the presence of a gun. but were talking about a hospital, people who are ill, people attached to machines, who are even more so vulnerable. how does that complicate things for police? >> the big question here, is this a barricade situation or a hostage barricade situation? if its just the shooter barricad...

Attacked a hospital. so like i said, it could be a little hard because you have a shooter that actually knows the hospital and was an employee there. so its going to be a tough task for the police to track him down unless he decides that he wants to engage them. well see a lot of instances like this also, we find that he could wind up killing himself also after he came in and committed the crimes that he wanted to, so whatever specific persons that he wanted to go after. >> they want him alive t...

Particular hospital, but a lot of them will drill with the local police departments on active shooter scenarios. >> art roderick, stay with us. we just learned that mathe mayo of the city, mayor de blasio, is headed to the scene of the shooting. lets get back to jason. jason? >> reporter: were expecting a statement from the hospital. about 30 minutes from now, the mayor was briefed this afternoon as the dwolts were unfolding there from the hospital. we should also know from the reports were gett...

Hospital if theyre coming into emergency rooms. >> art roderick, formerly of the u.s. martial service, let me ask you, if the reporting and information were getting is correct and the shooter took his own life, does that change the calculation for law enforcement as they seek to secure the building, as tom fuentes was suggesting? >> i agree with tom, it absolutely does. it sounds to me more like a domestic type situation than anything else. its just going to be interesting to find out how those ...

Couple people injured, this very well could be some type of personal dispute, this individual had at the hospital. so, but again, were talking about a hospital, a multilevel building. im sure that security at that hospital is very well trained, has worked with nypd, knows how to respond to these active shooter situations, and at this point, to me, this much time has passed by. it just seems to me that they know where he is, theyre just not putting it out exactly what theyre doing, where they hav...

The bronx. there was a shooting there sometime, we believe between the 3:00 and 4:00 eastern. . >> law enforcement authorities are being very circumspect with information they are sharing. lets bring in art roderick. hes a former city director with the u.s. martials office. >> the first thing is to bring in the security along with the nypd. theyve probably dealt with these circumstances. the security running the hospital probably has the best idea of whats going on. so you have a combination of ...

Nypd tweeting out, due to reports of a shooting, avoid the area. more information to follow. this is the largest nonprofit health care system serving south and central bronx, provides more than 1.1 million visits annually. this is whats happening right now. roderick is on the phone with me, cnn law enforcement analyst. art, talk us through what police are doing right now. >> i mean, were talking to the new york police department, which is one of the best police departments in the country when it...