A patient shot dead at Orlando Hospital after threatening his staff

A hospital patient in Orlando, Florida, who claimed to have a gun Monday morning, was shot dead by police in the emergency room, officials said.

The unidentified man was taken to the Orlando Regional Medical Center as a patient around 6 am Monday, said Orlando Police Chief, John Mina, at a news conference. press conference.

Mina said that the man was calm after being taken to the hospital for a "health problem", but began to threaten the hospital staff, which led to isolation .

"He said he had a gun and would shoot anyone who approached him," Mina said.

The crisis negotiators were summoned to the hospital, but the police approached the man, made "aggressive moves", according to the police, and were shot dead.

Around 6 am, the OPD responded to the ORMC (ER) for reports on a male subject who claimed to have a firearm and was threatening to shoot. The negotiators of the crisis have arrived. When the agents approached the subject made aggressive movements, the agents fired. The suspect was shot. No one else was hurt. pic.twitter.com/z2CFGftZcv

– Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) October 1, 2018

"I think if nearby patients did not need care immediately, we would have talked to her longer," Mina said. "The crisis negotiators tried to convince him to go quietly."

No weapons were found and no one else was injured.

Mina said the hospital emergency room was planning to resume normal activities quickly.

Orlando Health tweeted that the emergency room was the only department affected by the lock. The rest of the hospital continued its normal activities.