Patient dies in D.C. hospital after confrontation with security

MedStar Washington Hospital Center has yet to release details


MedStar Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. has yet to release details after a patient died following a confrontation with two hospital security officers, according to an article on the Campus Safety website.

The two officers involved have been put on administrative leave.

The hospital employs armed security officers, although neither officer is believed to have drawn his weapon in the confrontation.

The hospital also said the incident was caught on surveillance cameras but declined to say whether or not they’ll release the footage

Read the article.

 

 



October 9, 2015


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