St. Luke’s Bethlehem patient barricaded himself in ER room, attempted to harm staff

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. – A patient barricaded himself in an emergency room and tried to harm staff members at St. Luke’s Bethlehem on Friday afternoon, Fountain Hill police say.

According to authorities, a male patient barricaded himself in an emergency room, fashioned a makeshift weapon out of a controller used to call hospital staff, and tried to harm staff members.

The Lehigh County Emergency Response Team responded and confirmed there were no injuries on the scene…

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