Los Angeles hospital stabbing leaves at least 3 injured; suspect in custody, police say
The Los Angeles Police Department said the suspect was barricaded inside the hospital for several hours before being taken into custody
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Two nurses and a doctor were injured Friday during a stabbing at a Los Angeles hospital and a suspect is in custody after barricading himself in a room for several hours, authorities told said Friday evening.
The Los Angeles Police Department respond to the Encino Hospital Medical Center around 3:50 p.m. to a reported stabbing of two medical staff employees, the LAPD said.
Officers rushed to the scene and were clearing the hospital. The three victims were taken to a nearby trauma center with unspecified injuries and remain in critical condition, the Los Angeles Fire Department told Fox News.
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The hospital where they are being treated later said their conditions have improved.
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"Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center received three patients to our Level II Trauma Center suffering stab wounds from the incident at Encino Hospital Medical Center," a statement from Dignity Health Northridge Hospital said. "All three patients are currently listed in stable condition."
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The suspect was believed to have barricaded inside a room after the stabbings and was in custody by 8:30 p.m. PT.
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The stabbing came after a gunman attacked a Tulsa, Oklahoma hospital building. Five people died, including the suspect and his surgeon, who he blamed for his continuing pain after an operation.