With no space available at a mental health facility, man was shot after brandishing scissors at medical hospital
Highlights
- 29-year-old man was being held under the Baker Act, which allows authorities to hold someone in a mental health facility for up to 72 hours if they are a threat to themselves or others.
- The man was among a number of people being held in the hospital because there were no beds at the local mental health facilities.
- Sheriff Eric Flowers: “It’s a terrible tragedy, not just in our county, but in our country.
- We’re facing mental health crisis” The deputies have been placed on administrative leave as the shooting is reviewed, the sheriff said.
- The incident occurred on Friday at the Cleveland Clinic Indian River in Vero Beach.