One of them, Brandon Woodruff, has filed a lawsuit against the state because of the impact he said this traumatic incident has had on his life. The two people police made contact with outside the facility were Hawthorn Center employees who had been instructed to walk through the building during the drill. The employees sprawled out on the ground until officers could confirm it was a drill. They told the officers that they were employees and that the “active shooter” situation was just a drill. Officers made contact with two people in front of the building. When they arrived, officers quickly grabbed their tactical weapons and heavy gear. Northville Township wasn’t the only department that responded - Northville, Livonia and Michigan State Police also rushed there.
People inside the center were terrified and employees working at the center said it was chaos inside the building.īody camera footage from police officers shows them rushing to the scene. According to documents, 911 calls came in reporting active shooters and 22 police officers rushed to the center. Many people inside the center said they were terrified when an announcement came on the loudspeaker that active shooters were on the premises.Įven police had not been notified that a drill was taking place. Patients, and most of the staff, were not told that a drill would be conducted. 21, 2022, the center held an active shooter drill. The Hawthorn Center is a state-run psychiatric hospital for children in Northville Township, Michigan.
– An employee who was instructed to walk through the Hawthorn Center during an unannounced active shooter drill is suing for the impact he said that traumatic experience has had on his life.
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