Smithfield hospital employee critically injured after being stabbed by patient
SMITHFIELD, N.C. (WTVD) — Officials say an employee at Johnston Medical Center in Smithfield was stabbed and severely injured by a patient Saturday night.
Officials say the stabbing happened shortly after 6 p.m. The suspect was said to have been awaiting treatment at the emergency room when he stabbed an employee with a knife.
After the stabbing, the suspect fled the ER on foot and was chased down by police. The man was taken into custody several blocks from the hospital.
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