Orlando police officers shot and killed a man who claimed to be armed Monday morning at Orlando Regional Medical Center.
Orlando police Chief John Mina said the man was transported to the hospital early Monday for a medical condition. At some point the man began to make threats to himself and others and claimed that he was armed.
Crisis negotiators were called to the hospital and said the man was shot and killed after failing to comply with officer’s demands.
Police said no weapon was found.
He did not have a gun, but made movements “consistent with retrieving a firearm,” Mina said.
The name of the man killed has not been released.
Orlando Health tweeted that the emergency room was the only department affected by the lockdown. The rest of the hospital continued with normal operations.
Two women who were inside the hospital and were allowed to leave said the incident began around 4 a.m. and they were told to duck down. The women said the man refused to show police his hands.
Mina said three officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.
