Seattle police are investigating an unconfirmed report of an armed man at a Central District hospital.
Just after 9:30 am, a man called police and reported he had seen a man carrying a rifle in the Swedish Hospital parking garage at 16th Avenue and Jefferson Street.
Police have only received one report about the armed man, but patrol officers and SWAT are working with hospital security to search the building and find the man or confirm the report.
We’ll have more information as it becomes available.
UPDATE: After searching the hospital for nearly two hours, officers weren’t able to find the supposedly armed man, and were unable to confirm the initial report. Police are now clearing the scene.