Harbor City hospital lockdown lifted after report of man with gun; suspect in custody

HARBOR CITY, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A suspect was taken into custody after police responded to reports of a man with a gun at a Kaiser Permanente hospital in Harbor City, prompting a temporary lockdown of the building Thursday afternoon.

Police responded to the South Bay Medical Center on the 25000 block of Vermont Avenue shortly after 11 a.m., officials said.
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After searching for the suspect, police located him in an emergency room not armed with a weapon and said there was no evidence he was armed or that a shooting occurred.

Prior to the suspect being taken into custody, the hospital was placed on lockdown as a precaution.
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People at the hospital were asked to shelter in place.