1Teaneck, NJ – A man was arrested Wednesday afternoon after bringing a loaded handgun into Holy Name Medical Center, prompting a temporary lockdown and S.W.A.T. notification, police said.

Around 2:33 p.m., officers responded to a 911 call reporting a man had removed a firearm and slammed it on a table inside the hospital at 718 Teaneck Road. Hospital officials immediately placed the facility on divert status and ordered a shelter-in-place while notifying the Bergen County Regional S.W.A.T. Team.

Security directed responding officers to the second floor, where they encountered Joseph A. Hakim . Police said Hakim cooperated, admitted to carrying a loaded 9mm Beretta, and was disarmed without incident.

Hakim told officers he had removed the weapon from his holster during intake procedur

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