Elderly patient shot and barricaded a New York hospital

A cancer patient opened fire inside a Manhattan Upper East Side hospital last night, before barricading himself in a bathroom for several hours..

The 65-year-old man fired five or six shots inside the Memorial Sloan Kettering urgent care center at 417-425 East 67th Street, around 8:45 p.m., law enforcement sources said.

Unidentified man had been discharged as a patient from that same hospital yesterday. He was arrested shortly before midnight. No injuries were immediately reported or the cause of their entrenchment, said the police.

The shooting caused a massive police response, with NYPD Hostage Bargaining Units and Emergency Services. It was not immediately clear if the man held people captive during the confrontation.

Police Station 19 urged the public to avoid the area during the security crisis, reported New York Post.

NYPD: Armed Man Barricaded In Bathroom At Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital https://t.co/1NTEF2J3mN

— CBS New York (@CBSNewYork) January 8, 2021

???? UPDATE: Following an earlier incident of a male barricaded inside Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital, located at 425 E. 67th St, Manhattan, he has been taken into custody without incident & no other injuries reported.

Please still avoid the area & expect large police presence. pic.twitter.com/xFkAwYhehW

— NYPD 19th Precinct (@NYPD19Pct) January 8, 2021

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