BREAKING: Veterans Medical Center on Lockdown / Shelter in Place in Denver with Possible Active Shooter

Reports are sketchy but the Veterans Army Medical Center is on lockdown in Denver after a reported shooting incident.

ALERT: #DPD responding to report of shots heard at Rose Medical Center. PIO en route. Watch here for updates. #Denver

— Denver Police Dept. (@DenverPolice) September 16, 2016

IJR reports that witnesses say they heard as many as 40 shots fired.

From the Denver Post:

Rose Medical Center in Denver is ordering its staff and patients to shelter in place on Friday afternoon following reports of an active shooter. Denver police said they are responding to a report of shots heard, but said there is no confirmation.

Police urged people to shelter in place while officers cleared the hospital. They said via Twitter that officers are looking for a white male in his mid 30s, weighing about 130 pounds and wearing a flannel shirt and a hat.

This is breaking news and we will update as new information becomes available.

ACTIVE SHOOTER! Rose medical center DENVER ON LOCK DOWN 9th & Colorado report of man with rifle, shots fired #7News pic.twitter.com/9ywRJKgVyA

— Blizzard Lizzard (@PopsClazy) September 16, 2016