We have an update regarding an incident that occurred this morning at Arlington Memorial Hospital (AMH). At 8:55 am, we were notified by staff at AMH that a woman entered their Emergency Room lobby, displayed a handgun, and began making suicidal comments. A security employee at the hospital confronted her and told her she needed to leave. The woman then exited the building and left the hospital property before Arlington PD officers arrived on scene.
It's really sad that rather than removing the woman from the hospital, security didn't take her gun away from her and then hold her for police. It seems as though she was seeking help, at a hospital, rather than being made to leave. Now she's dead, likely self-inflicted since she was in possession of a gun.
I'm wondering why AMH didn't attempt to assist her.......
It's really sad that rather than removing the woman from the hospital, security didn't take her gun away from her and then hold her for police. It seems as though she was seeking help, at a hospital, rather than being made to leave. Now she's dead, likely self-inflicted since she was in possession of a gun.