Minneapolis, MN
Threats at Fairview Riverside sparks Minneapolis police response
Police exterior Fairview Riverside hospital on Thursday night. (FOX 9)
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) – A person threatening employees at Fairview Riverside in Minneapolis, who might have been armed with a knife, sparked a police response Thursday night time.
In response to police, the person was reportedly held up in a room, threatening employees and safety on the hospital off Riverside Avenue. The person additionally threatened to hurt officers after they arrived round 9:30 p.m.
There have been early reviews the person was armed with a gun, however officers say that wasn’t true. Regardless of the preliminary threats, police say they had been capable of coax the person out and speak him out of the room peacefully. He was transported to Hennepin Healthcare on a psychological well being transport.
Whereas the person wasn’t armed with a gun, police did get well a knife on the scene.