Patient on roof with knife prompts lockdown at Highline Medical Center
Dec 1, 2016, 11:33 AM | Updated: 2:20 pm
Law enforcement is keeping a safe distance on Highline Medical Center's roof. (KIRO 7 image)
(KIRO 7 image)
Highline Medical Center in Burien was locked down because police say a mentally ill patient is on the roof of the building with a knife.
King County Sheriff’s deputies are at the scene attempting to talk the man down from a safe distance.
Video from KIRO 7’s chopper showed the man kicking objects off the roof and jumping from level to level.
The man was eventually taken into custody shortly after 1 p.m. according to KIRO TV. A SWAT team used flash bangs to divert his attention.
KIRO Radio staff contributed to this story.
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