BATON ROUGE - A woman was gunned down outside of Our Lady of the Lake hospital on Wednesday afternoon in what police say was a domestic shooting.

According to BRPD Chief TJ Morse, the shooting happened outside the hospital on Hennessey Boulevard around 3:45 p.m.

Chief Morse said the woman, who is an employee at the facility, was in the parking lot leaving work when someone shot her. 

"It was a targeted attack, someone waiting for her when she got off work," Morse said.

After she was shot, she was taken into the trauma unit at the hospital where she died. Chief Morse said the suspect has not been arrested.

"Pulling witness statements, lots of videos out here, we're doing our best to try to find the person who did this very soon," Morse said. "We do have a car that is the victim's vehicle, that was shot, that was struck with bullet holes, we are processing that for evidence."

The hospital was put on lockdown with an active shooter protocol for employees. That mandate was lifted before 5 p.m. 

Police said more information about the suspect will be released.

One employee from Our Lady of the Lake said employees received a text message after the shooting, telling them to seek shelter when the hospital went on lockdown.

"In all my years working in a hospital, in healthcare, never have I been involved with an active shooter situation," employee Debbie Brooks said. "We didn't know what happened, we didn't know if it was a shooting inside the hospital, outside the hospital."

Our Lady of the Lake issued the following statement:

“Our Lady of the Lake is a beacon of healing for our community and today that sacred space was shattered by a tragic act of violence. We lost a member of our work family, a mother, and a friend to many.

I want to thank law enforcement for their quick response, the team members who jumped into action to provide care, and our security who ensured the safety of our facilities."