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<\/a>AN AMBULANCE IS seen on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, outside Montefiore Medical Center\u2019s ER department on Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx on the same day that an emotionally disturbed person picked up a knife inside the hospital\u2019s ER. According to the NYPD, the person was later dispossessed of the knife.\u00a0 \u00a0Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n
A patient reportedly grabbed a knife while inside Montefiore\u2019s ER department on Tuesday, June 16, according to the NYPD but the incident resulted in no injuries.<\/p>\n
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A police spokesperson said that at around 12.51 p.m. on Tuesday, police responded to Montefiore Medical Center ER, located at 111 East 210th Street in Norwood [the ER faces Bainbridge Avenue] for a report of an emotionally disturbed person (EDP) with a knife in his hand.<\/p>\n
The spokesperson continued, saying, \u201cAt 12.57 p.m., there was a transmission that said that the EDP no longer has the knife and that everything was under control.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n The spokesperson went on to say that the description of the incident was that the person had a \u201cmedical episode\u201d and grabbed the knife inside the hospital and then either put it down [or it was taken from him] and the emergency call was cancelled. He said the person was later taken into custody.<\/p>\n When Norwood News later asked for clarification as to whether the person was taken into custody for picking up the knife or potentially for a separate matter, another police spokesperson said that if someone is taken into custody, it doesn\u2019t always necessarily mean they are being arrested.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n He said it\u2019s possible that they may be taken into custody to receive medical help. The spokesperson had no further information on the incident in question.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Norwood News reached out to Montefiore Medical Center for comment on the incident and will share any feedback we receive.<\/p>\n As reported<\/a>, during the NYSNA<\/a>\u00a0nurses\u2019<\/a> strike<\/a> by nurses<\/a> at Montefiore Health System, Mount Sinai, and NY Presbyterian<\/a> in January<\/a>\u00a0this year, amid freezing temperatures, one of the concerns<\/a> nurses had raised at the time was nurse safety when dealing with patients.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/a>AMBULANCES AND A paramedic response unit are seen on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, outside Montefiore Medical Center\u2019s ER department on Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx, on the same day that an emotionally disturbed person picked up a knife inside the hospital\u2019s ER. According to the NYPD, the person was later dispossessed of the knife.\u00a0 \u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A SECURITY GUARD is seen on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, outside the Children\u2019s Hospital at Montefiore, which is located next to Montefiore Medical Center\u2019s ER department on Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx, on the same day that an emotionally disturbed person picked up a knife inside the hospital\u2019s ER. According to the NYPD, the person was later dispossessed of the knife.\u00a0 \u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n<\/a>A NOTICE SEEN on the doors of Montefiore Medical Center\u2019s ER department on Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood, The Bronx on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, advises visitors that only patients are authorized beyond that point for safety reasons. It also advises that all individuals will be screened prior to entry and that safety is the hospital\u2019s top priority.\u00a0
Photo by S\u00edle Moloney<\/p>\n