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PALM COAST, Fla. — Authorities said a man threatened to shoot a hospital worker and the hospital through a Facebook message Sunday.
The Flagler County Sheriff's Office said Kelsey Anderson sent the threat to the employee and threatened to shoot Advent Health Palm Coast.
The hospital was placed on lockdown due to the threat.
Deputies said they locked down the hospital as a precaution while the threat was evaluated.
Deputies said Anderson was arrested, and that he was never at the hospital.
The lockdown at the hospital has been lifted.
Sheriff Staly and FCSO deputies are on scene at Advent Health Palm Coast investigating a threat. The hospital is currently on lockdown. We ask that citizens avoid the area until the conclusion of the investigation. #FCSO pic.twitter.com/JbgHCeUnqB
— FlaglerSheriff (@FlaglerSheriff) October 13, 2019
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