KIRKLAND, Wash. -- It was an umbrella.
EvergreenHealth was placed on lockdown in an abundance of caution Wednesday morning as police investigated reports that someone showed up to the hospital with a weapon.
People inside the hospital reportedly locked themselves in rooms while police searched for a gunman.
EvergreenHealth shared a photo of a man with what some thought was a gun. He saw himself on social media and called Kirkland police to tell them that he had only an umbrella -- no weapons.
EvergreenHealth released this statement after the incident: