World News | Police Fatally Shoot Patient Who Had Gun at Texas Hospital
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Officers fatally shot a patient at a Dallas-area hospital who had a gun in an emergency room, authorities said.
Austin (US), Jun 30 (AP) Officers fatally shot a patient at a Dallas-area hospital who had a gun in an emergency room, authorities said.
A nurse called police on Wednesday night after she saw that the 34-year-old patient had a gun at Baylor Scott and White Medical Centre in Irving, said city police spokesman Robert Reeves.
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A hospital officer and an Irving police officer confronted the man, who opened fire, Reeves said. The officers fired back, killing him.
No one else was hurt.
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Authorities didn't immediately release the man's name. They haven't said why he was at the hospital or why he might have opened fire. (AP)
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