WARREN, Mich. – A gun was pulled on three Warren hospital workers while they took their routine break, sources told Local 4.
It began as a routine overnight break for three Henry Ford Warren Hospital employees, but it turned into a frightening ordeal.
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Sources say a man approached them outside the hospital and pointed a gun at them, threatening them and ordering them not to move.
It all unfolded around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 2, 2026, outside the hospital near 12 Mile and Hoover roads.
Dispatch audio, courtesy of Broadcastify, captured the situation as police and first responders were alerted.
“Subject with a gun -- it’s gonna be at Henry Ford Warren.”
Moments later:
“Subject just pulled a gun on ER staff,” one dispatcher said.
According to sources, the three employees had stepped outside during their overnight shift break when a man suddenly ran up to them, pulled out a gun and ordered them not to move.
Sources tell Local 4 that the alleged attacker’s ex-girlfriend works at the same hospital and that he had been attempting to get her to come outside to see him. Sources also said the accused gunman was speaking on the phone with her and began threatening the employees.
The workers were able to run from the man, we’ve learned. Sources told Local 4 the suspect also fled, ultimately leaving in a vehicle and ending up in Detroit. The frightened employees called 911.
Henry Ford Health confirmed to Local 4 that the hospital was briefly placed on lockdown while security personnel and Warren police officers responded to the incident outside the building.
Some employees, however, expressed frustration with the response. Workers who feared backlash told Local 4 they were upset with both Henry Ford Health security and Warren police, questioning how the incident happened in the first place and how the suspect was able to escape.
According to sources, the man had already fled the scene by the time police arrived.
Warren police told Local 4 they arrested the 31-year-old man later Wednesday. He is on federal probation for robbery and use of a firearm during a violent crime.
Warren police said officers worked continuously to track him down.
“The results speak for themselves,” a spokesperson with Warren police said Wednesday afternoon. “We acted on it immediately. We made an arrest and we did recover a gun. A lot of assets were deployed by the Warren Police Department.”
Police also said they have remained in constant contact with Henry Ford Health’s head of security and have maintained additional patrols at the hospital since the incident, hoping the arrest provides some reassurance to employees and visitors.
Henry Ford Health also released the following statement:
Henry Ford Warren Hospital was briefly placed on lockdown this morning as our security and local law enforcement responded to an incident outside the building. We refer all questions about the incident to Warren Police, who are investigating.
Our spaces are places of healing, and the safety and wellbeing of our patients, visitors, and team members remains our highest priority. We do not tolerate violence of any kind, and we work hard every day to ensure our campuses are safe, supportive spaces for everyone who works, visits, or comes to us for care.
Henry Ford Health
Meanwhile, the accused gunman remains in custody awaiting charges. Warren police said investigators are still determining whether the case will proceed in state court or as federal charges.