$500K bond for man accused of firing gun in hospital
The Latest on a man accused of firing shots at a Wyoming hospital:
3/6/19: A 20-year-old Wyoming man accused of firing multiple gunshots inside a Casper hospital has told a judge that he was on LSD at the time and went to the hospital to seek help.
Police apprehended Mitchell Taylor, of Casper, about 1:25 a.m. Monday after they say he fired a handgun multiple times inside Wyoming Medical Center. Nobody was injured in the incident.
The Casper Star-Tribune reports Taylor appeared in court Tuesday on two counts of aggravated assault, property damage and use of a firearm while committing a felony. Judge Steven Brown set his bond at $500,000.
Taylor told the judge that he was overdosing on LSD that night and didn’t remember any of the events described by police before the judge cut him off.
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12:09 p.m.:
Police in Wyoming say they’re not sure what prompted a man to fire shots inside a hospital overnight.
Nobody was hurt in the shooting around 1 a.m. Monday at Wyoming Medical Center in Casper.
Police say they responded to the hospital’s emergency room and found signs of shots fired in the radiology department. Within 15 minutes they allegedly found 20-year-old Mitchell D. Taylor, of Casper, in a mechanical area of the hospital.
Police Chief Keith McPheeters says police used a Taser to subdue Taylor. Emergency room staff evaluated Taylor before police took him to jail.
McPheeters says police recovered a handgun and are investigating what led to the shooting.
Taylor faces charges including aggravated assault, use of firearm while committing a felony, and felony property damage.
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8:35 a.m.:
Police say a man is under arrest after reports of a shooting at a Wyoming hospital.
Casper police say people reported hearing gunshots in the Wyoming Medical Center at around 1 a.m. Monday. In a statement, police said responding officers found a man who was taken into custody.
Sgt. Zack Winter told KTWO-AM the man walked into the radiology department.
There were no reports of injuries.
Police said they plan to release more details later Monday.
