This article was originally published in The Examiner on Feb. 21, 2017.
By Eleanor Skelton
Staff Writer
Houston police have responded to a reported active shooter at Ben Taub Hospital, Houston Police Department tweeted Feb. 21 at 2:13 p.m.
The tweet said, “We are responding to reports of shots fired at Ben Taub Hospital, SWAT and PIO en route.”
A follow-up tweet at 2:41 p.m. said, “Officers in the process of searching the hospital, no reports of injuries at this time.”
This story will be updated when further details become available.
UPDATE from 3:12 p.m.: Houston Police said they received multiple reports about an active shooter described as a white, bald man on Ben Taub Hospital’s second floor, but officers did not find a shooter, victims or evidence of an active shooting scene.
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