NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A search is underway for a sex offender inside a West Nashville hospital Thursday morning.

Officers were called to Ascension Saint Thomas West on Harding Pike around 10:30 a.m.

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According to Metro police, a sex offender who had violated the sex offender registry went inside the facility. The hospital has taken security precautions and placed the hospital on lockdown Tactical officers are moving floor by floor to locate the person.

No additional information was immediately released.

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