Hospitals are meant to be sanctuaries — places of healing, care, and refuge. But that calm can shatter in an instant. On the morning of March 20, 2025, Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital in Troy, Michigan became the scene of a startling breach of that trust. WDIV+2WXYZ 7 News Detroit+2
At 7:08 a.m., hospital security alerted police after gunshots rang out in the hospital’s parking garage. What followed was a chaotic scramble: patients huddled, staff searched for hiding spots, lines of frightened people streamed out, and an emergency “active shooter” alert spread fear beyond the building. WDIV+2CBS News+2
In the end, what police describe as a targeted shooting between two employees left one man wounded — struck twice in the arm — and the alleged shooter, Robert Paljusevic, in custody shortly afterward. troymi.gov+2FOX 2 Detroit+2
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