Renton Police Take Distraught Man Into Custody At Valley Medical Center

More than a dozen Renton Police Units responded to a "distraught and apparently suicidal" man at Valley Medical Center on Monday afternoon, said Kim Blakeley, a hospital spokesperson.

The man, who was on the sixth floor of a Valley Medical parking garage, was unarmed and surrendered to police without incident.

Blakeley, who was away from off campus at the time the man was discovered, was notified by one-site security officers.

"By the time I got there, the officers had arrived and taken the man into custody. It took less than 15 minutes to secure the fellow," she said. "He went willingly"

It's unknown if the man was a patient at Valley Medical, which does have a Psychiatry and Counseling Center.

The incident lasted from about 2 to 2:30 p.m., she said, adding "It was very brief."

Neither Blakeley, nor several of her fellow coworkers recall anything like this event in the past, she said.