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Man waving machete prompts code silver alert at Port Moody hospital

Click to play video: 'Another violent incident at Eagle Ridge Hospital'
Another violent incident at Eagle Ridge Hospital
More calls for increased security at Port Moody's Eagle Ridge Hospital, after another violent incident sent ER staff running for their lives. Travis Prasad reports – Jan 17, 2025

A scary incident occurred at the Port Moody, B.C., hospital on Tuesday night, prompting a “code silver.”

Port Moody police said they were called just after 8:30 p.m. to Eagle Ridge Hospital, where a man was waving a machete in a threatening manner and causing a disturbance in the emergency room.

Officers found the man outside the hospital, police said, and took him into custody.

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Police investigating woman’s death at Port Moody marina

The suspect, a man in his 20s from Maple Ridge, was apprehended under the Mental Health Act and brought to a psychiatric facility.

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“Any witnesses who have yet to speak with us are encouraged to do so,” Const. Sam Zacharias with the Port Moody Police Department said in a statement, adding that “the matter remains under investigation and we are in the process of recommending criminal charges to the B.C. Prosecution Service.”

According to Fraser Health, a code silver is an emergency code that indicates a person is armed or holding a hostage.

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