39-year-old George Lee Jr. threatened staff and patients at Baptist Health Hardin Hospital on October 19, 2023, before being shot by Elizabethtown Police Lt. Alex Ruiz.

On October 19, 2023, George Lee Jr., 39, fired a handgun inside Baptist Health Hardin Hospital in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, threatening staff and patients. Elizabethtown Police Lt. Alex Ruiz shot Lee during the confrontation. Lee was airlifted to the University of Louisville Hospital and is in critical but stable condition. Lt. Ruiz has been placed on administrative leave as the Kentucky State Police investigate the incident.

October 28, 2024
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