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Man carrying umbrella causes lockdown at Kirkland hospital

Jan 17, 2018, 9:09 AM | Updated: 2:39 pm

(EvergreenHealth Medical Center)...

(EvergreenHealth Medical Center)

(EvergreenHealth Medical Center)

EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland was locked down Wednesday morning after hospital staff mistook an umbrella for a rifle.

Police went room to room, searching the hospital for an armed man seen on surveillance with an unknown object that resembled a rifle on his back.

The search ended when the man identified himself and told police he was carrying an umbrella.

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