East Niagara Hospital-Lockport has resumed normal operations, according to a statement released by the hospital.
The statement says:
(11:35 AM) Eastern Niagara Hospital (ENH) states that its Emergency Department is no longer on diversion and operations are back to normal at the facility following the apprehension of the potential suspect from this morning’s incident.
Lockport Police confirmed earlier that one person is being questioned in relation to the incident. Police did not state that the man was a suspect.
Early this morning, an armed man robbed the ENH-Lockport emergency room at gunpoint, making off with a “limited number” of prescription drugs. He then reportedly fired two shots from a long gun, although hospital officials say the shots were not fired at the hospital.
Lockport police, with the help of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office, New York State Police, and U.S. Customs and Border Patrol, locked down the city’s east end while they searched for the gunman.
