Orlando police fatally shoot man claiming to be armed at ORMC, officials say

Orlando police officers shot and killed a man who claimed to be armed Monday morning at Orlando Regional Medical Center. Orlando police Chief John Mina said the man was transported to the hospital early Monday for a medical condition. At some point the man began to make threats to himself and others and claimed that he was armed, Mina said. Mina said the man, later identified as Brian Baker, told hospital staff that he would "shoot anyone who came near him," and said that "it was going to end right here today."Negotiators began communicating with Baker, but Mina said negotiations ended when nearby patients needed immediate treatment. Mina said the man appeared to reach for a gun and officers shot him. Police said no weapon was found. He did not have a gun, but made movements “consistent with retrieving a firearm,” Mina said. Police said it does not appear as though Baker has any ties to Orlando and was on a layover during a bus trip when he was taken to the hospital. Orlando Health tweeted that the emergency room was the only department affected by the lockdown. The rest of the hospital continued with normal operations. Nobody else was injured. Mina said three officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.

Orlando police officers shot and killed a man who claimed to be armed Monday morning at Orlando Regional Medical Center.

Orlando police Chief John Mina said the man was transported to the hospital early Monday for a medical condition. At some point the man began to make threats to himself and others and claimed that he was armed, Mina said.


Mina said the man, later identified as Brian Baker, told hospital staff that he would "shoot anyone who came near him," and said that "it was going to end right here today."

Negotiators began communicating with Baker, but Mina said negotiations ended when nearby patients needed immediate treatment. Mina said the man appeared to reach for a gun and officers shot him. Police said no weapon was found.

He did not have a gun, but made movements “consistent with retrieving a firearm,” Mina said.

Police said it does not appear as though Baker has any ties to Orlando and was on a layover during a bus trip when he was taken to the hospital.

Orlando Health tweeted that the emergency room was the only department affected by the lockdown. The rest of the hospital continued with normal operations.

Nobody else was injured.

Mina said three officers have been placed on paid administrative leave, and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement is investigating the shooting.