Overview

• A dispute between siblings over their mother's power of attorney escalated into violence at Fairview Southdale Hospital in Edina, Minnesota, on April 22.
• The brother disarmed his sister, pointed a gun at her, and assaulted her during the confrontation in their mother's hospital room.
• Law enforcement responded to the hospital shortly before 3 p.m., initiating a lockdown for over an hour before arresting the suspect at his home in Independence, Minnesota, around 4 p.m.
• The suspect, who has a permit to carry a firearm, is now facing second-degree assault charges as police continue their investigation.
• The hospital has since resumed normal operations, with no shots fired and no further threats reported during the incident.