Woman robbed, kidnapped from Louisiana hospital parking lot

Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System said it will evaluate the safety of all of its campuses


A female employee of Christus Highland Medical Center in Shreveport, Louisiana was kidnapped at gunpoint as she was going to work, according to an article on the Campus Safety website.

A female suspect pulled a gun on the victim while she was exiting her vehicle in the hospital parking lot. The suspect then told the victim to get back into her car and drive to an ATM. No one was injured during the ordeal.

In a statement, Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System said it will evaluate the safety of all of its campuses, including increasing security patrols of employee parking lots, improving lighting and adding more resources to the parking facilities.

Read the article.



January 17, 2020


Topic Area: Security


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