NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas -- A false report of a man with a gun sent law enforcement agencies in New Braunfels, Texas, scrambling to secure a hospital Saturday.
Police said they received the tip at approximately 11:15 a.m. Officers were immediately dispatched to Resolute Health Hospital, located in the 500 block of Creekside Drive.
An Eyewitness at the scene told KENS 5 that SWAT officers were making rounds through the hospital's floors, going door to door, in order to secure the building. No gunman was located, police wrote in a statement.
According to the New Braunfels Police Department, the information they received was vague and did not provide any specific details.
Patti Tanner, a spokeswoman for Resolute Health said the man believed to be a gunman was actually a window washer. Tanner said the hospital's systems worked as designed and that the experience would serve as a good training exercise.
The building was deemed safe within two hours and police cleared the scene.
