saying about the doctor, his condition and the police investigation. hello everybody i m denise koch. and i m vic carter. here is what people are talking about tonight. wjz is staying on the story live at hopkins tonight. derek valcourt explains the doctor s condition is improving. reporter: orthopedic surgeon was shot by a son of a patient. shooting on nelson eight. there s a shooting in the hall way. reporter: moments before the gunshot, the doctor informed the son that the surgery did not go well. cohen was rushed into surgery and survived. he was my knight in shining armour. that s why i was so devastated to hear of the horror that happened to him. reporter: former patient susan revanock credits cohen for her health. i shutter to think of what my back would be like without cohen s help. reporter: ron gold critics ben hopkins security. incidents of violence o the rise in u.s. hospitals, especially in emergency rooms. those kind of very emotional tra