Simi Valley police shoot a suspect in Los Robles Medical Center

A Simi Valley Police Department officer shot a domestic violence suspect in the Los Robles Regional Medical Center on Thursday afternoon.

Police said the shooting stemmed from a domestic violence incident in the 2100 block of Clover Street in Simi Valley. At around 1:30 a.m., the 46-year-old man allegedly stabbed his wife and then tried to stab himself, according to investigators. The couple was taken to the Thousand Oaks hospital, where an officer was assigned to monitor the suspect, who was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. 

The Ventura County Sheriff's Office, which handled the shooting investigation, said that prior to the shooting, the officer believed that the suspect needed medical attention and called for the hospital staff. 

The suspect got into an altercation with the officer, which prompted the police shooting, according to Simi Valley PD.   

Officers said the man survived immediately after the shooting, and the officer was not harmed. 

"The suspect was struck by gunfire, was treated by medical staff, is currently in stable condition," said Rob Yoos, a captain at the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

A spokesperson for Los Robles Regional Medical Center said "all patients, colleagues and visitors are safe, and our hospital is operating as normal."

On Friday, Rosanna Mendez, Executive Director of SEIU 121RN, said a series of failures and missed protocols compounded the danger of the situation.

"Alarms, including a Code Grey and Code Silver, that should have immediately notified staff about a violent patient and a shooting, were not activated," Mendez said, adding that hospital security did not immediately respond. She also said there are questions if the suspect was properly restrained while in police custody.