A lockdown has been lifted at Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee Hospital Campus, known to many as Children’s Hospital, after a bomb threat on Wednesday, according to Wauwatosa police.
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A lockdown has been lifted at Children’s Wisconsin – Milwaukee Hospital Campus, known to many as Children’s Hospital, after a bomb threat on Wednesday, according to Wauwatosa police.
The lockdown began before 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday and was cleared around 4:10 p.m. Wauwatosa police were on the scene for more than three hours. People were asked to avoid the area and people were kept in their rooms during a sweep of the campus.
Patients inside the hospital spoke with 12 News during the lockdown, telling us that they heard the announcement come over the intercom.
“It is scary,” Alma Martinez Vazquez said. “It’s very scary not knowing what’s going on, not being able to see. We are just in a bunch of walls with no windows. So not actually knowing where the threat is or what’s really happening, or how are we being held safe. So it’s terrifying and it’s worrisome.”
News Chopper 12 flew over the hospital during the lockdown. Security guards and Wauwatosa police could be seen blocking parking and hospital entrances.
Wauwatosa police confirmed that normal operations have resumed for the hospital.
This is not the only threat that was made to a children’s hospital in the United States on Wednesday. Boston Children’s Hospital said it received a security threat that was investigated. The all-clear has since been given.
This is a developing story. Stay with WISN 12 News for the latest information.