The incident occurred March 18 after 42-year-old Jeffrey Fields removed his gown in the hospital’s emergency department and threatened security guards with a stool, according to an arrest report cited by the publication.
During a physical altercation with the guards, Mr. Fields allegedly fired one officer’s gun while it was still in the holster. The bullet grazed a different security officer and struck a nurse in the leg, police said.
Mr. Fields was arrested March 19 and faces charges of first-degree assault, first-degree wanton endangerment, menacing and resisting arrest. The injured nurse is in stable condition.
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