CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. Jan 22 2024— A Cape Girardeau man has been charged with the unlawful use of a weapon after allegedly threatening hospital security with a handgun. Police say Quintayus Moore Jr., 21, committed crimes involving a gun while he was being escorted from a Cape Girardeau hospital on Thursday, Jan. 11. An officer, […]
Sanford October 10 2023 A man who didn’t want to stay in the hospital instead found himself in jail. Safford Police officers responded to Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center following reports of a disorderly patient in the intensive care unit. They found the man strapped to a bed, fighting with staff. Staff explained the man wished […]
Hartford CT October 8 2023 Police say a minor argument between two men who were residents of a senior living facility on Clark Street in Hartford ended in a murder-suicide Thursday morning. Police believe 67-year-old Luis Dejesus shot 73-year-old Preeman Faniel several times after getting into an argument outside the building, then he shot himself. […]
Richmond VA September 15, 2023 Healthcare leaders say there’s a rise in violent incidents at healthcare facilities. Now, a Virginia law that took effect July 1, is requiring hospitals to tighten up security. A bill passed by the Virginia General Assembly directs the Board of Health to “amend its regulations to require every hospital with an […]
Richmond VA September 5 2023 After a deadly hospital shooting in May between two employees, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Police have announced the rollout of weapons detectors. 8News spoke with VCU Police Chief, John Venuti, about new safety measures that are in the works. Venuti says the May 10 shooting between two VCU Medical Employees […]
Birmingham AL September 4 2023 Gunfire erupted outside UAB Hospital early Monday as multiple gunshot victims arrived in a private vehicle seeking help. According to authorities and witnesses, a champagne-colored Chevrolet Tahoe pulled up to the hospital entrance seeking help for gunshot victims inside. That shooting is believed to have taken place following an altercation […]
Fresno CA September 3 2023 Staff, patients and visitors will notice a new face at Saint Agnes Medical Center in northeast Fresno. The hospital is now the first in the Central Valley to have a K9 team — 15-month-old Athos and his handler, Officer William Dennis. “They come to work. They walk around the hospital. The […]
Sacramento CA August 25 2023 It’s been 30 days since 39-year-old Jamie Reed was found dead in a South Sacramento Kaiser Permanente Hospital parking complex, however, her family is still waiting for clearer answers as to what may have happened. Since July 24, Sacramento law enforcement has not released much information about the investigation. In the […]
Chicago IL August 17 2023 The University of Chicago Medical Center is tightening security after a brawl inside its emergency room this past weekend. The fight broke out after several people were shot just a block from the hospital in Washington Park Sunday night, then spilled inside. In the moments after the fight, the hospital said […]
Charlotte NC August 8 2023 Word spread through an Oregon hospital last month that a visitor was causing trouble in the maternity ward, and nurses were warned the man might try to abduct his partner’s newborn. Hours later, the visitor opened fire, killing a security guard and sending patients, nurses and doctors scrambling for cover. […]