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HOSPITAL LOCKDOWNS LIFTED: Here's an update on what happened

Lee County Sheriff's Office says Health Park Medical Center was under a lockdown on Sunday night
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Update Monday 3:05 pm
Fox 4 has gotten a copy of the initial report the Lee County Sheriff's Office took. Bottom line, investigators are still looking for the man who did all of this.

They say a man with a gun walked up to another man in the Candlewood Suites parking lot and threatened to kill him, his wife and their dog. The report says the gunman pointed the gun at the man's head.

A hotel employee told investigators that the man with the gun walked into the lobby next and started yelling at the woman. She said he grabbed her face and threatened her. She said he said he would shoot everyone in the lobby if anyone called police.

Update Monday 7:23 am
Hospital officials confirmed to FOX 4 that Health Park Medical Center Hospital and Golisano Children's Hospital both were on lockdown but that it was lifted around 11 p.m.

In the newest update from the Lee County Sheriff's Office, the department posted on X that it is still investigating what happened.

Original Story
The Lee County Sheriff's Office said late Sunday night it was involved in an active investigation that included the lockdown of Health Park Medical Center.

At 9:32 pm, the sheriff's office posted on X that it was involved in an active investigation on Commerce Center Ct. The department posted, "Multiple units are on scene. We kindly ask media personnel and members of the public to please avoid the area for the meantime while we continue to work this scene."

The address mentioned is a hotel off of Summerlin Rd.

8 minutes later, the department posted on X that there was "a lockdown at Health Park Hospital for precautionary measures that [are] related to this scene."

Health Park Medical Center is less than a mile away from the original scene.

The only other information the sheriff's office has released is that the investigation involves one man, and that there are no reports of injuries.

This is a developing story and we will update it as soon as more information is available.