NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- A Manhattan man was taken into custody early Friday after barricading himself inside Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center on the Upper East Side and reportedly firing shots during a three-hour standoff, police said.
The man, a 65-year-old cancer patient at the hospital, barricaded himself inside a bathroom in the urgent care facility and fired four shots into a wall around 8:45 p.m., according to WABC. No one was hurt.
The NYPD dispatched its Emergency Service Unit and Hostage Negotiation Team. No hostages were taken.
Police initially told 1010 WINS that the man was "emotionally disturbed."
The man was taken into custody around midnight and taken to Bellevue Hospital for evaluation, according to WABC, which reported a gun was recovered at the scene.
During the standoff, the 19th Precinct tweeted, "Please avoid the area & expect a large police presence."