UPDATE 4:25 p.m.
Nebraska Medicine said on social media that an incident has been resolved and one person is in custody according to Omaha Police.
The incident involved a person with a knife who barricaded themselves in a vehicle, according to police.
The emergency entrance is reopened. Patients were redirected for about an hour.
The security situation has been resolved without incident. The Emergency entrance has been reopened.
— Nebraska Medicine (@NebraskaMed) April 12, 2023
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Nebraska Medicine is advising the public to avoid the area around 44th and Dewey Streets due to an incident at Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department on Wednesday. If you need care the hospital says to enter Clarkson Tower at 42nd and Dewey Streets.
According to campus security:
"Avoid the area of 44th & Dewey. The Emergency Department is open, but anyone needing emergency care should enter through the Clarkson Tower entrance at 42nd & Dewey where they will be escorted to the Emergency Department."
UNMC Alert:
— UNMC Department of Public Safety (@UNMCDPS) April 12, 2023
Message: An incident is occurring now at Nebraska Medicine Emergency Department. Traffic is being diverted. Avoid the area. Clarkson Tower is the entry point for all ED patients. pic.twitter.com/dBwLx6ucmw
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