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Police: Woman surrenders after shooting terminally ill husband at Florida hospital

AdventHealth in Daytona Beach.

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January 21, 2023 - 1:05 PM

A woman has been taken into custody after shooting her terminally ill husband inside a Florida hospital on Saturday before then barricaded herself in his room.

Daytona Beach police said they evacuated part of AdventHealth Hospital and were negotiating with the woman. They did not say if the husband is dead or the extent of his injuries. No one else was injured.

Police said in a statement that the woman was “not seen as a threat to staff or patients."

AdventHealth officials did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

** UPDATE: Female was taken into custody after surrendering just after 3 p.m. ** https://t.co/PD02v3DAa8 — Daytona Beach Police (@DaytonaBchPD) January 21, 2023

— Story updated at 2 p.m. after the Daytona Beach Police Department announced the woman was taken into custody.

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