A woman allegedly armed with a knife was taken into custody after a hourslong standoff at Mission Community Hospital in Panorama City after allegedly threatening a security guard.
*A woman allegedly armed with a knife was taken into custody after a hourslong standoff at Mission Community Hospital in Panorama City on Wednesday morning.*
Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to the hospital around 1:15 a.m. after receiving a 911 call about a woman with a pocket knife who had allegedly assaulted a security officer. The suspect then barricaded herself inside a bathroom in the emergency room.
According to police, the suspect was at the hospital emergency room around 12:45 a.m. complaining of chest pain before allegedly making threats toward hospital staff. Reports indicate she pulled out a 4-inch blade and told the security guard she was going to stab him.
The incident drew a large police response, with several patrol units surrounding the entrance to the emergency room. A SWAT team arrived after 3 a.m. and joined LAPD officers outside the hospital building.
Several hours later, police confirmed she was taken into custody, according to LAPD Officer Charles Miller.
The security guard was not injured during the incident. The suspect was reviewed by hospital staff before being arrested.
Members of the LAPD Special Weapons and Tactics team took the suspect into custody at 5:42 a.m. after the nearly three-hour barricade situation at the Panorama City hospital.
The hospital is located in the 14800 block of Roscoe Boulevard in Panorama City, a neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley.
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