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Detroit police said the incident happened due to a psychiatric patient at the hospital attempting to leave.

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Patients and staff at ahospital on Detroit's east sidebriefly thought they were in danger Friday afternoon after someone made shooting and bomb threats.

A psychiatric patient attempting to leave Ascension St. John called the Detroit police and made the threat against the hospital, according to authorities.

Police said the hospital was on lockdown, but was unsure for how long, or the exact time of when the call was made.

An investigation is ongoing.

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Lockdown lifted at Ascension St. John Hospital in Detroit after threats - Detroit Free Press