Police did not release the suspect’s name but identified him as a 65-year-old man. He reportedly fired several shots while in the hospital’s urgent care facility on East 67th Street about 8:45 p.m. EST Jan. 7, the New York Post reported.
Police said no one was injured during the incident, and the man was taken into custody.
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