Law enforcement descended on Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Demorest on Thursday after receiving a report of a suspicious person with a rifle. The caller believed the subject was about to enter the hospital with the weapon.
Units from multiple agencies responded to the call and quickly assessed the situation.
“We made contact with a juvenile who was putting together an airsoft rifle that he had left in his vehicle prior to entering the hospital,” the Demorest Police Department said on its Facebook page.
Demorest Police Chief Robin Krockum says the juvenile was a 16-year-old boy.
Officers from Demorest PD and hospital security responded, along with personnel from Clarkesville PD and the Habersham County Sheriff’s Office.
Demorest thanked its officers and the other agencies for their quick response.
