Bakersfield Heart Hospital Staff Credited for Handling of Active Shooter
A code silver was issued and the hospital was locked down after an employee informed administration of a man in the employee parking lot with a rifle.
A code silver was issued and the hospital was locked down after an employee informed administration of a man in the employee parking lot with a rifle.
Patient accounts suggest that the husband shot and killed his wife, although investigators will not confirm that the man had a weapon.
The suspect obtained the stun gun from a corrections officer’s bag after he and another officer left the man unattended in the emergency room.
The suspect led the police officer on a chase through city streets before being apprehended in a campus parking lot where the pursuit had started.
The case is currently in the hands of federal authorities who will decide if there is enough evidence to prove a civil rights violation.
The woman then crashed her car as she attempted to flee the scene.
Police officers, dispatchers and a campus community member were recognized in a ceremony last week for their exemplary work in stopping a machete-wielding man.
The Vanderbilt health clinic briefly issued a shelter in place.
The former police officer was indicted on murder and voluntary manslaughter charges in the death of unarmed motorist Sam DuBose.
The man allegedly pointed a gun at a security officer before the shooting.