Armed patient at Emory University hospital taken into custody by SWAT
DeKalb County GA August 4 2021 At approximately 7 a.m. on July 28th, the DeKalb County PD responded to Emory Decatur Hospital after staff observed an adult male patient, who was locked inside of a room, in possession of a gun.
When medical staff and hospital security entered the room in order to provide care, the male fired the weapon at them.
The emergency room was immediately evacuated as our S. W.A.T. team responded.
Officers were then able to safely take him into custody without incident and book him into the DeKalb County Jail for Aggravated Assault and Pointing A Pistol.
Fortunately, no one was injured, and the public was never in danger! Again, throughout this incident, the male was confined to a lock and secured room!
The armed patient was in a locked room in the emergency department, said Laura Diamond, assistant vice president of communications and public affairs at Emory University and did not have access to other areas of the hospital.
“Emory Healthcare’s first priority is to the safety of its patients, physicians and employees, and we wish to thank all responders for their assistance,” Diamond said.
“There has been no active shooter incident at Emory Decatur Hospital today. No one has been injured and the public is safe,” the tweet says. “However, we are investigating an incident that took place this morning at the hospital.”
