Local, national and world news stories of interest.
 #18687  by Jacques
 
June 7, KGO 7 San Francisco – (California) Deputies shoot, kill suspect in E.R. Sheriff’s deputies opened fire in a hospital emergency room on a patient armed with a knife early Sunday morning at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, California. Contra Costa County sheriff’s officials said the man tried to attack two deputies with a knife before they shot and killed him. They later backed away from that statement, saying they need more time to interview all of the witnesses in order to determine exactly what happened. Authorities say the 47-year-old man brought himself to the hospital complaining of chest pains. Sources tell ABC7 he appeared to be intoxicated. The man was being treated by a nurse in a private room when he pulled out a knife and threatened her. Two sheriff’s deputies on guard as ER security heard the nurse scream and responded to the room where they both fired their guns.

Source: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?sectio ... id=6852960