Police: 95-Year-Old Patient Killed In Port St. Lucie Nursing Home Attack

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (CBSMiami/AP) — Port St. Lucie police said a 95-year-old patient was killed in a nursing home attack on Sunday.

According to a news release from the police department, staff members at Tiffany Hall Nursing and Rehabilitation Center called 911 just after midnight when a nurse walked by the patient's room and saw a man sitting on top of the patient's chest, holding a pillow over his face.

TC Palm reports the nurse shouted for help and the man ran off. The patient was dead when police arrived.

Police set up a perimeter and searched the area with a K-9 unit and the county sheriff's office helped with a helicopter, but they were unable to locate the suspect, who was described as a white male.

The investigation is ongoing.

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