A man was arrested early Thursday morning after vandalizing an ambulance outside the emergency room at Scripps Mercy Hospital in San Diego, according to Fox5 San Diego.
According to a witness statement, a confrontation began around 3:30 a.m. outside of Mercy Hospital's ER after the man attempted to get a friend admitted to the hospital.
Police officers said the man shattered the ambulance windshield with an oxygen tank. He also broke off the passenger side-view mirror and broke one of the rear windows, according to the report. The man attempted to hit staff members with the tank as well, police said.
Officers used a stun gun to subdue the man when they arrived at the scene and he was brought to a different hospital for treatment, according to the report.
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