A bomb threat sent Miami-Dade Sheriff’s deputies racing to Baptist Hospital in Kendall on Friday night, locking down the main entrance and flooding the campus with flashing lights and marked units while investigators scrambled to figure out how serious the threat might be.
What officials say
Deputies from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and units from Miami-Dade Fire Rescue converged on the hospital at 8900 N Kendall Drive on Friday night, with cameras from WSVN capturing deputies moving quickly around the grounds and blocking off the main entrance. Details from authorities have been scarce so far, and an investigation into the reported threat is underway, according to the station.
Where it happened
Baptist Hospital is the flagship facility of Baptist Health South Florida, located at 8900 N Kendall Drive in the Kendall neighborhood and serving a wide stretch of southwest Miami-Dade, per Baptist Health South Florida. The campus includes the Miami Cancer Institute and extensive emergency services that draw patients from across the region.
How agencies typically respond
As of 11 p.m. Friday, it was not clear whether the hospital’s emergency-room intake or overall operations were affected, according to the station. Standard law-enforcement responses to bomb threats often involve explosive-ordnance teams, sweeps with detection dogs and establishing secure perimeters. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives details the national response teams and canine resources that can be deployed in explosives-related incidents and that local agencies may tap during searches and follow-up investigations, per ATF.
Authorities have not announced any arrests or the discovery of an explosive device. Officials from law enforcement and the hospital are expected to release more information as the investigation continues.
