Police, FBI responding to situation at UK Chandler Hospital (UPDATED)

Photo via University of Kentucky

If you live in Lexington or are traveling through, avoid the area around UK Chandler Hospital.

UK Police, the FBI, EMS, and firefighters are on the scene, along with a bomb squad. Nicholasville Road/South Limestone is closed to traffic both northbound and southbound between Cooper/Waller Drive and Virginia Avenue/Huguelet Drive. Police are directing traffic to alternate routes.

FBI Louisville's Lexington Resident Agency is aware of the situation at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital and is reporting to the scene to assist @UKPolice.

— FBI Louisville (@FBILouisville) March 25, 2021

There is currently a major police presence in the area of the UK Chandler Hospital emergency room. EMS and firefighters are also on-scene, as well as personnel dressed in bomb suits and a bomb disposal robot. Here's what we know: https://t.co/eJIu6rtHty pic.twitter.com/T9Bm6q9f8u

— LEX 18 News (@LEX18News) March 25, 2021

There’s a large law enforcement presence outside UK Chandler Hospital in Lexington. @heraldleader pic.twitter.com/vWRK6gkUQ7

— Ryan C. Hermens (@ryanhermens) March 25, 2021

.@UKPolice monitoring situation near UK Chandler Hospital Emergency Department. Closures from Cooper/Waller to Virginia/Huguelet have allowed traffic reroutes.
 
We want to assure you that campus activities may resume as normal. We will update with more info as soon as we can.

— University of Kentucky (@universityofky) March 25, 2021

UPDATE: UK Police said they received a tip from the Versailles PD that someone who may be armed and dangerous was coming to the hospital to visit a family member. Upon finding the individual, 44-year-old Bryan Carroll from Versailles, police took him down and found firearms, body armor, and a couple of explosive devices in his vehicle. He has been arrested and will face state and federal charges. Thankfully, no one was hurt. [LEX 18]