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Healthcare Security Weekly, February 26, 2007
A security guard at MedCentral/Mansfield Hospital in Mansfield, OH, tackled a shooting suspect and placed him in handcuffs as he tried to follow his victim inside the facility, the Associated Press reported.
The 14-year-old suspect chased down a 15-year-old boy and shot him in the face at the entrance to the hospital's emergency room (ER) on February 19. The victim immediately sought treatment inside the hospital but was pursued by the shooter.
A hospital spokeswoman told the AP that a hospital employee heard several teenage boys arguing near the street, and the altercation then moved toward the hospital. Police said the two boys were arguing over "respect" prior to the shooting. The hospital ER was locked down for about two hours after the incident and patients were rerouted through the ambulance entrance.
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