KIRKLAND, Wash. — EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland was locked down after police say a doctor saw a man with what was believed to be a rifle inside the facility. The image was caught on a surveillance camera.
Kirkland police officer Cody Mann said officers searched the hospital room by room. The hospital released a surveillance image of the man on social media.
After the man saw an image of himself on social media, he contacted Kirkland police and said what he had was not a rifle but actually an umbrella that looks like a sword, according to police.
Those inside the hospital sheltered in place until the word was given that there was no threat.
The report initially came in as a suspicious person that may have had a rifle, but police were unsure if it was actually a rifle that was seen or something else, such as an umbrella, until the surveillance image was available.
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