No evidence of shooter at Calif. hospital on lockdown, police say

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Last Updated Aug 2, 2018 2:10 AM EDT

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Mercy Hospital Southwest was placed on lockdown and police swarmed the grounds amid unconfirmed reports of an active shooter Wednesday night, reports the CBS affiliate here, KBAK-TV.  But police say their first sweep turned up nothing:

Police tweeted as events were unfolding:

Earlier, several hospital janitors told KBAK they got a hospital alert that there was an active shooter, but they didn’t hear or see anything themselves.

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