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Deputy Shoots Inmate in Ben Taub Hospital Who Held
Med Student Hostage
By Molly Gamble
A
deputy shot and wounded an inmate receiving care in Hous-
ton's Ben Taub Hospital ursday morning aer the patient
obtained an "edged weapon" and held it to a medical student's
throat, according to a Houston Chronicle report.
Inmate Ricky Lynn Hall was taken to Ben Taub for an evaluation aer
having seizures, and had been at the hospital since Saturday. Just before
10 a.m., a deputy working overtime as a security guard on the hospital's
fih floor heard a scream. Upon entering Mr. Hall's room, the deputy al-
legedly found him with his arm wrapped around a medical student's neck
and a sharp object pressed against her throat. e Chronicle reports the
sharp object was a metal band from headphones.
Mr. Hall allegedly told the deputy he would kill the female medical stu-
dent unless the deputy shot him, according to the report.
As the medical student struggled and Mr. Hall intensified pressure
against her neck, the deputy fired two shots and wounded Mr. Hall. It
was not specified how many shots hit Mr. Hall or where he was wound-
ed. He was taken into surgery for treatment of the wounds, which was
completed before 2 p.m. His condition is unknown.
e medical student was not wounded in the attack.
ree separate investigations into the incident are currently under-
way at the hospital. ose are led by the Houston Police Department's
homicide unit, the Harris County District Attorney's office and the
sheriff 's office internal affairs division, according to the Chronicle.
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