Umbrella mistaken for weapon causes hospital lockdown

KIRKLAND, Wash. (AP) " An umbrella sparked a scare at a Seattle-area hospital after it was mistaken for a rifle.KOMO reports an employee of Evergreen Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, noticed a visitor Wednesday morning carrying a backpack that had a long-handled item sticking from the top of it.Evergreen Health spokeswoman Kay Taylor said surveillance video was reviewed but it wasn't clear what the object was. As a precaution the facility was locked down and the hospital [...]


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