California hospital stabbing: Man arrested as doctor, nurses still at emergency ward
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Hashim Sheikh
- . June 4, 2022
- . Update: June 4, 2022 5:56 pm
United states–Authorities say a man stabbed a doctor and two nurses at a Southern California hospital emergency room on Friday and then hid in a room for hours before being apprehended by police.
According to Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison, the man entered Encino Hospital Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley shortly before 4 p.m. Authorities claimed the man parked his car in the middle of the street and drove to the emergency room, where he begged for anxiety medication before attacking the doctor and nurses.
Three people were rushed to a trauma hospital in critical condition, according to fire authorities. One of the victims was later identified as being in severe condition and undergoing surgery, according to police.
At Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center, all three were later listed in stable condition. According to authorities, the first floor of the Encino hospital, as well as several adjoining offices, were evacuated.
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LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said, “We’ve relocated patients out of the danger zone.” Hamilton stated that there was no proof that the man knew his victims.
The man waited in a hospital room for approximately four hours while SWAT team members attempted unsuccessfully to communicate with him before being apprehended, according to police. His name was not revealed right away, but Hamilton said he had a long criminal history, including two arrests for violence on a police officer and resisting arrest last year.
Benjamin Roman, an ultrasound technician, told KNBC-TV that he saw the man, who had a dog with him and appeared to be on drugs because he was nervous and sweating profusely, before the stabbing.
Roman said he witnessed a doctor and a nurse who had been stabbed after the hospital issued a “internal triage” emergency. He commented, “The doctor appeared to be in pain.” There was a lot of blood, and it appeared that he had gotten her abdomen.
The attack comes only two days after a shooter opened fire on a hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing four people before turning the pistol on himself. Authorities claimed the shooter entered a building on the Saint Francis Hospital campus with little difficulty, just hours after purchasing an AR-style rifle.
At a medical office, the man murdered his surgeon and three other people. He blamed his doctor for his ongoing agony following a recent back surgery.
