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-Lurid Crime Tales-
BREAKING: Shots fired; Inova Fairfax Hospital on lockdown
2015-03-31
[Wash Times] Fairfax County Police are investigating an active shooter situation early Tuesday morning at Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia after a prisoner being treated there escaped with his guard's gun.
Perp's name is reported to be 'Wossen Assaye.' Foto at right.
WTOP said the shooting occurred at 3 a.m. at the hospital in Falls Church. It's not clear if anyone was hurt, but shots were fired, CBS reported.

Fairfax County Police said they are searching for an escaped prisoner wearing a hospital gown, no shoes and armed with a gun. Police said the prisoner, Wossen Assaye, is 6-foot-tall and 170 pounds, and is considered "armed and dangerous."

The prisoner was in the custody of a private security guard and escaped with the guard's gun, Fairfax County Police said.

Entrances to the hospital and nearby intersections to the hospital at 3300 Gallows Road are blocked. All hospital employees are directed by police to go to Falls Church High School where a shuttle bus will take them to the hospital. The hospital still remains on lockdown.
Posted by:Grinter Flick6330

#4  Question:Wossen Assaye? Aye, Wos's an ass.
Posted by: OldSpook   2015-03-31 21:22  

#3  New headline at the article link, updated 12:06 pm:

Escaped prisoner with gun captured by cops; Inova Fairfax Hospital lockdown lifted

Metropolitan Police have captured an escaped prisoner who took his guard’s gun and fled Inova Fairfax Hospital early Tuesday morning, causing streets to close and the hospital to lockdown for hours.
Posted by: trailing wife   2015-03-31 13:12  

#2  Yo Wos ~ Take the Parkway north to the NSA exit. Ignore the guard shack. You're good-to-go.
Posted by: Besoeker   2015-03-31 09:13  

#1  Bad taste warning:
"Ahh, found out about his Obamacare coverage, eh?"
Posted by: ed in texas   2015-03-31 07:30  

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