This past July a man entered the emergency room at Parrish Medical Center in Titusville, Fla., proceeded to the third floor of the hospital, and shot and killed an 88-year-old patient and a 36-year-old hospital employee, apparently in a random act of violence. Hospital security officers quickly tackled the shooter and held him until police arrived.
In another very violent incident that took place in November 2014, a man being treated in the emergency room of Highland Park Hospital reportedly became agitated and began acting aggressively toward hospital staff, drawing a gun from his waistband. According to an article published on Nov. 19, 2014, at www.ChicagoTribune.com, “Two Highland Park police officers fired nine shots in about 1.7 seconds, officials have said, after failed attempts to persuade Anderson to drop his gun.” The man was subsequently pronounced dead. A distressing video of the incident can be seen at http://trib.in/2bYEd9w.