Two workers at the hospital said a disgruntled patient suggested there would be a shooting sometime on Aug. 29, and the hospital went on lockdown around 10:30 a.m. that morning.
After an investigation by police, the lockdown was lifted at 5:32 p.m.
“By placing the hospital on lockdown, the safety of the patients, medical staff and essential personnel was secured,” a hospital spokesperson told WTVR. “As a further safety precaution, visitors, hospital volunteers and nonessential personnel safely departed the campus prior to the lockdown, and they are now able to return.”
All hospital operations have returned to normal. No one was harmed in the incident.
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