Security Guard Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Attacker Inside Newburgh Emergency Room

Security guard fatally shoots man with knife at hospital in Newburgh

Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in the emergency room of a hospital in Newburgh, NY late Thursday night.

Security guard kills knife-wielding man at Newburgh hospital

The man set off a fire alarm, threatened staffers and attacked a security guard, who fired a fatal shot Thursday at Montefiore St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.

Security guard fatally shoots knife-wielding attacker inside Newburgh emergency room

Police say the incident began around 11 p.m. Thursday when firefighters were dispatched to the ER lobby for a pulled fire alarm.