A patient has been arrested after he used a gun to take a nurse hostage Thursday morning at the veterans hospital in Denver, authorities say.
“There was a nurse-hostage-like situation,” said Nicole Alberico, spokeswoman for the hospital.
A female nurse was taken hostage on the eighth floor, Alberico said.
No shots were fired, and no one was injured, Alberico said.
“The nurse is doing fine, considering,” she said.
The incident happened around 8:20 a.m. at 1055 Clermont St., said Raquel Lopez, Denver police spokeswoman.
Within minutes, the VA police had the suspect subdued and in custody, Alberico said.
Denver police assisted VA police officers in making the arrest.
Police are seeking federal assistance with the case. “It is federal property, and the VA police are federal law enforcement,” Alberico said.
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