BREAKING: Crazed attacker arrested after stabbing two nurses and a doctor, then barricading himself in a room at Encino Hospital in Los Angeles
- Three victims are in critical condition and have been taken to a separate hospital for treatment
- The attacker was apprehended after barricading himself inside the hospital
- The attack took place near the emergency room of the hospital
- A section of Ventura Boulevard outside the hospital remains closed to traffic
Four people were stabbed at Encino Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday afternoon.
The victims included two nurses and a doctor, according to LAPD. These three people are said to be in critical condition.
The attacker locked himself in a room inside the hospital after being stabbed.
The assailant was taken into custody at 5 p.m. PST, according to a hospital representative.
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A victim is discharged from Encino Hospital after being stabbed by an assailant on Friday afternoon
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Footage from KTLA News 5 shows victim released from Encino hospital in a wheelchair after being stabbed
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Emergency responders outside Encino Hospital Medical Center on Friday afternoon after reports of a knife attack inside
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The attack began around 3:50 p.m. and took place near the hospital emergency room.
The hospital declared an “internal disaster” and stopped admitting new patients or allowing visitors to enter.
LAPD notified SWAT teams of the situation while the assailant was still barricaded inside. It is not known if SWAT teams have been deployed.
The victims were transferred to Northridge Hospital for treatment.
Footage from ABC 7 showed one victim being carried on a stretcher, while footage from KTLA News 5 showed another victim being carried away in a wheelchair.
The identity of the victims is not yet known, but a witness told NBC LA that they saw two injured nurses and a female doctor.
A section of Ventura Boulevard outside the hospital remains closed.
One of the Encino hospital stabbing victims was taken out on a stretcher on June 3
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