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Patient Fires Shots Inside Louisville Hospital Room, Later Cited and Released

Police ended the isolated incident within 30 minutes using negotiators with SWAT.

Overview

  • Shots were fired just before 6 a.m. inside a room at Baptist Health Louisville on Kresge Way in St. Matthews.
  • Police identified the patient as Mystic Rayne, who arrived by air, brought a gun into the hospital, and fired four shots, with the first occurring as a nurse entered the room.
  • Officers said the shots were not fired directly at anyone and the response initially escalated to an active-shooter call before being narrowed to a single room.
  • Negotiators and LMPD SWAT secured the weapon after about 30 minutes, and authorities reported no injuries.
  • Court records state Rayne shot out her window and tossed the gun onto a chair, and she faces wanton endangerment and criminal mischief charges after being cited and released; St. Matthews Police is leading the investigation with LMPD assisting.