The person had barricaded himself inside Encino Hospital Medical Heart after the assault within the emergency room, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan S. Hamilton stated. He was taken into custody after 7:30 p.m. native time, a police spokesperson stated, not offering an actual time.
The preliminary name at 3:50 p.m. reported an assault with a lethal weapon within the ER, which is the place the victims had been stabbed, police stated.
Two of the victims are in secure situation whereas the third is in essential situation and is at present in surgical procedure, Hamilton famous.
The victims, who’re two nurses and a doctor, had been swiftly taken to the closest trauma heart for remedy, stated Elizabeth Nikels, a spokesperson for Prime Healthcare, which owns the hospital.
“Our ideas and prayers are with all concerned, and we’re very grateful to the LAPD for his or her swift response and collaboration,” Nikels stated.
The suspect is an grownup male who has had a number of contacts with police, Hamilton stated, together with two arrests for assaulting officers. It’s not instantly clear what the suspect’s motive was however police stated that it seems he was searching for some sort of remedy.
There was no rapid data obtainable on the suspect’s situation, police stated.