straight to breaking news first at noon
and a deadly shooting unfolding at
Orlando Regional Medical Center on
bridgett Ellison glad you're with us I'm
Justin warmoth now Orlando Police say a
man claimed to have had a gun and was
threatening to shoot officers the entire
incident prompting a lockdown at the
hospital new six has team coverage for
you this noon starting with Vanessa
Araiza live outside
ORMC so are police saying why that man
was there in the first place Vanessa
well Justin according to chief Mena who
held a press conference just a few hours
ago he said that that man was picked up
downtown due to a medical condition now
what that medical condition is that's
still not being said or where exactly
this man was picked up whether it was at
his residence or at an establishment
downtown we're still working to get
those answers but chief Mena did say
that he seemed to appear calm when he
was in route here to the hospital and
almost for an hour it actually took
about an hour until that man started
making those threats and when that
happened staff alerted police this is
the scene that was a result of that the
FBI was also here chief Mena saying that
they were close by and because this
involved the hospital they also wanted
to be present now the man who police
have yet to identify at this point was
near a room where other patients were
negotiator was brought in but because of
the patient's close proximity and their
need chief Mena said they had to take
that into consideration and the
timeframe they were dealing with the man
also said he was a suspect in some
homicides police are working to find out
if there's any validity behind that as
to what cases that gentleman also told
police he had a gun and how he was going
to end it right here all during the
negotiation he was making movements
consistent with having a firearm and at
times becoming aggressive and that at
some point may move is very consistent
with retrieving a firearm from within
his waistband
and the hospital here ORMC is back at
normal operating operations back to
normal here within the past 10 minutes -
crime scene units left as well as the
caution tape was taken down and police
officers left the scene here now those
three deaths are excuse me those three
police officers who are involved they
are on paid administrative leave that is
the standard when the FDLE is
investigating and it is an
officer-involved shooting the hospital
representative here they said they are
not going to hold a press conference but
that at some point in time today they
will be releasing a statement this marks
the sixth officer-involved shooting the
FDLE is investigating for this year
Justin
Vanessa eyes alive for us Thank You
Vanessa our team coverage continues now
with the scare that unfolded outside the
hospital new six reporter sasha
lenninger spoke with patients who wanted
answers about what was happening inside
those emergency room doors were shut
down for hours this morning people
turned away while others were inside
hiding listening to that man as he said
he had a gun something about he had a
gun mom sandy and her sick daughter
Alexis first heard the whispers about a
man inside ER with the gun they talk
about the gun in there I got my scared
okay what's gonna happen now and then
orders to hide they were doors down
stayed behind a wall as police doctors
and nurses cleared hallways nobody can
walk into the hallways they're telling
everybody go go back or close this door
nobody can come the women could barely
hear the threats the man was making as
they waited inside but they could
clearly hear an officer pleading with
the man to surrender we just kept on
hearing her say you know let us see your
hands you know we need to see your hands
and then a couple hours later the women
were released moments before police say
they were forced to shoot the man died
in the hospital the hospital is open as
normal today despite those ongoing
investigations people can use the
emergency room for the rest of the day
as well as the regular hospital
reporting at ORMC Satchel Saunders news
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