Bomb and shooting threat at Rhode Island hospital unfounded

Police Lift South County Hospital Lockdown in South Kingstown After Bomb and Gun Threat Brings About 75 Officers, but No Shooter or Explosives Are Found – Central Recorder Publishing

SOUTH KINGSTOWN, RI — Police lifted a lockdown at South County Hospital on Monday after a caller claimed several bombs would explode within 15 minutes and said he had an AK-47. The threat sent dozens of armed officers to the hospital and forced patients and staff to shelter in place for hours. Officials later said there was no active shooter, no bombs and no victims inside the building. The lockdown ended around 4 p.m. Town Manager James Manni s…

Bomb and shooting threat at Rhode Island hospital unfounded

A bomb and shooting threat at a hospital in Rhode Island has been determined to be unfounded after police and bomb detection dogs searched the facility and found no threat, according to authorities. The incident began at 12:48 p.m. Monday when a switchboard operator at South County Hospital in South Kingstown received a call from a man who said he had placed several bombs in the area around the hospital. The caller said the devices would detonat…