Police: patient barricaded himself in ER and attempted to harm staff at St. Luke’s Bethlehem

Dramatic moments in Lehigh County after a patient barricaded himself in an emergency room.

According to police, he tried to harm staff members at St. Luke’s Bethlehem, in Fountain Hill.

He reportedly fashioned a makeshift weapon out of a controller used to call hospital staff.

The Lehigh County Emergency Response Team was able to diffuse the situation.

No injuries were reported.

A hospital spokesperson says it was a “Behavioral Health Incident,” and there was never any danger to the public.