The man in the south parking lot allegedly threatened to harm himself. As a precaution, the hospital went on lockdown around 7:30 p.m. There was no active shooter.
Patients were still being accepted into the emergency room through the north entrance. They had to be let in by police.
Around 10:05 p.m., the man who threatened himself in the parking lot was officially in custody and normal operations resumed.
No one was harmed in the incident.
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