A man has been located by police after a hospital was plunged into a ‘code black’ lockdown following reports an armed person was inside.
Multiple police crews were called to Logan Hospital, about 30km southeast of Brisbane‘s CBD, at about 11.20am on Wednesday.
Queensland Police confirmed a man had been located at 12.50pm.
It is understood the man was not armed with a gun.
Police said there is no ongoing threat to the public however officers are still limiting how many people can enter and leave the hospital.
People were locked in rooms for almost two hours as the incident unfolded.
A witness earlier claimed the man had been armed with a rifle.
‘A guy came up the ramp with a rifle. Everyone rushed in and got taken out of the waiting room to behind the solid door,’ they wrote on social media.
Queensland Police were called to Logan Hospital, southeast of Brisbane, at 11.20am following reports a man armed with a gun was inside (the hospital is pictured)
‘The hospital is on code black. The gunman is outside. We’ve been in lockdown for almost an hour.’
A police spokesperson told Daily Mail Australia: ‘We are responding to an incident. No one is allowed in or out of the hospital.
‘There are multiple units on the scene. There are no reported injuries.’
Public access to the hospital was restricted during the lockdown.
More to come.