Burbank Police received a call from Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center early Friday evening, that there was a disturbance on the fifth floor. Three men were reportedly assaulting a man who was visiting a patient.
Members of the Burbank Police Gang Unit were walking in the Emergency Room doors when the incident happened in another section of the large hospital. Burbank Police called in several units and surrounded the complex with numerous officers.
The three suspects, who are all members of the same family, are know to police. The victim, who was described as the boyfriend of the suspects’ sister, was visiting the woman in the hospital, when he was attacked. One of the suspects was armed with a baton, and another had a handgun, according to police.
The victim was taken down to the emergency room with head injuries that were reported as non-life threatening. Police officers made a floor by floor search of the hospital and parking structures without finding the suspects. Every car leaving had its trunk checked. A police helicopter overhead kept an eye on the entire facility.
Detectives arrived at the hospital and took over the investigation. Security camera footage was checked to see if the suspects had left the hospital. According to police, a nurse saw the three exit the hospital onto Buena Vista St., and anohter hospital employee reported seeing a vehicle leave the hospital parking structure at a high rate of speed. When the media began showing up, including news helicopters hovering high over the hospital. Burbank Police Lt. Matt Ferguson updated the press with details as police eventually lifted their lockdown of the hospital Friday night.
It’s a sad state of affairs that NO ONE IS SAFE ANYWHERE. Not on the street, or visiting someone in the hospital, or even in our very own homes. Sad and scary.
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