Gunman opens fire at CPH

A gunman opened fire at Central Peninsula Hospital Wednesday morning, reportedly hitting two hospital directors who were taken to the Emergency Room.

The wounded directors are Mike Webb, director of Information Services, and Margaret Stroup, director of Imaging, according to a hospital spokeswoman. Their condition was not immediately known.

The alleged shooter, Joseph Marchetti, also was shot by police and placed into an ambulance following a standoff in the hospital parking lot.

A hospital spokeswoman said Marchetti had been a PACS administrator before his employment was terminated Tuesday. His job was a shared position between the IS and Imaging departments.

Hospital Chief Executive Officer Ryan Smith and one physician were holed up in Smith’s office after bullets were fired through his office walls. Smith and the unnamed physician reportedly were not injured.

Other hospital workers were aware of what was transpiring and were remaining out of harm’s way. Soldotna schools were put in lockdown after the shooting was reported. Lockdown was lifted after notice was received that the shooter had been apprehended.