Charges dropped in Fairview Southdale Hospital lockdown
Charges have been dropped against a 65-year-old man in connection to a lockdown at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, last month.
"Based on the evidence discovered during the ongoing investigation following initial charges, the State cannot prove beyond a reasonable doubt that a crime was committed," a filing from the Hennepin County Attorney's Office said.
The lockdown on April 22 was prompted by reports of a firearm at the hospital. The now-dismissed charges said the man and his sister got into an argument while visiting their mother, and he took his sister's gun during the dispute. A hospital employee reported seeing the man pointing the gun at his sister.
The man placed the gun on a table outside the room before leaving the hospital, charges said, later telling police he disarmed his sister for safety reasons.
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