Lockdown at Menifee Hospital
MENIFEE (CNS) – A man who called a Menifee hospital threatening to shoot himself and possibly others in the parking lot Tuesday prompted a lockdown of the facility, though a search turned up no evidence that the caller was actually there.
Staffers at Menifee Global Medical Center in the 28400 block of McCall Boulevard received reports of a suicidal subject at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday.
Menifee Police Department spokesman Chase Coburn said the caller, who would not give his name, told hospital staff via phone that he was in the parking lot and “intended to take his own life.”
“The … male also claimed he would shoot anyone who attempted to approach his vehicle,” Coburn said. “The call abruptly ended with what sounded like a gunshot.”
Medical Center administrators ordered the hospital locked down by security personnel, as police converged on the location.
Coburn said nearby Hans Christensen Middle School was not locked down because students hadn’t yet arrived for classes.
“Responding officers immediately worked to thoroughly search the parking lot and hospital, determining there was no active threat or suicidal subject on the property,” the police spokesman said.
The all-clear was announced before 8 a.m. and business resumed at the hospital.
An investigation into the call to determine whether it was a prank was underway Tuesday afternoon. Anyone with information was asked to contact the police department at 951-723-1500.
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