Breaking News: Police say woman stabbed in Mercy Surgery Center – KY3

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) – The Mercy Surgery Center was placed on police lockdown after a woman was stabbed in a stairwell.

It happened just after 7 a.m. Friday at the building at Seminole and National in Springfield.

Mercy’s Sony Kullmann says the woman is an employee. And police say she was in a relationship with the man believed responsible. He left the scene and remains at large. Police don’t believe the victim’s injuries to be life-threatening.

Mercy’s nearby main hospital was also put on lockdown, but has reopened. The surgery center remains closed.

In a tweet on Twitter, Mercy said “We will be contacting patients who are scheduled to be in the building today to reschedule or send to another location.”

We will be contacting patients who are scheduled to be in the building today to reschedule or send to another location.

— Mercy Springfield (@MercySGF) October 8, 2021

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