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Armed woman causes evacuation at Los Angeles health facility

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By Ricardo Roura

A woman armed with a knife, who allegedly attacked a security guardcaused the evacuation of the emergency room after barricading himself in a bathroom at a health facility early Wednesday morning in Los Angeles.

The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) reported that a 911 call was received at 1:15 am to report that a woman with a knife had attacked a security officer. at the Mission Neighborhood Health center, 14850 Roscoe Boulevardin Panorama Metropolis.

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After the attack, the woman locked herself in a women’s bathroom, at which point Those responsible for the health facility transferred the patients and emergency staff to another flooras confirmed by an LAPD spokesperson.

According to officials, The suspect refused to comply with the authorities’ orders and remained barricaded in the bathrooma confrontation that lasted for several hours, for which an LAPD SWAT team was called, which arrived at the scene at 3:00 am aboard armored vehicles.

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At approximately 5:42 am, Law enforcement broke into the bathroom and detained the suspectwho left the hospital in a wheelchair.

The authorities They did not provide an update on the security agent’s condition. attacked, and no other injuries were reported during this incident.

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