Man arrested after streaming online while holding a gun at Columbus hospital

a security guard at the hospital who spotted the video


A man was arrested at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, after he was caught streaming on Facebook with a gun, according to an article on the 10TV.com website.

The man's child was a patient at the hospital. He was in the child's room cording himself on Facebook Live and posing with a handgun.

A representative with the hospital they did not have an official statement but said it was a security guard at the hospital who spotted the video.

According to their website, Nationwide Children's prohibits all weapons, including firearms, on all of its property.

Read the article.

 

 



October 18, 2017


Topic Area: Security


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