Security Guard Fatally Shoots Knife-Wielding Man at Newburgh Hospital; Bystander Injured

Hospital Shooting Incident

• 🚨 A man armed with a knife was fatally shot by a security guard inside the emergency room of Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh.
• 💥 An innocent bystander, identified as Shemikica Haturasing, was also struck by gunfire and injured during the altercation.

Bystander's Ordeal and Recovery

• 💔 Haturasing, a 47-year-old college student's mother, was visiting the hospital with her husband who was being treated for a hand injury.
• 🏥 She underwent surgery to remove a bullet from her leg, which was lodged in her left thigh, at the same hospital where she was shot.
• 💬 Her son expressed shock that such an incident could occur in a hospital, a place perceived as safe.

Sequence of Events

• ⚠️ Surveillance video indicated the fire department responded to the ER after a fire alarm was pulled.
• 🔪 Police reported that Carlos Ortiz, 45, pulled a knife when confronted by hospital security after allegedly pulling the fire alarm.
• ⚡ Ortiz then allegedly charged at a security guard, who fired one shot, hitting Ortiz and then passing through him to strike Haturasing.

Investigation and Hospital Response

• 🚓 The Orange County District Attorney's Office is reviewing the shooting.
• 🏥 Montefiore St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital stated it is committed to patient safety and that the hospital is functioning normally.