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Cops: Elderly man stabbed in ER

An elderly man who accompained his ailing wife to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland last night was stabbed mulitple times after getting into a fight in the hospital's emergency room, according to police.

An elderly man who accompanied his ailing wife to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland last night was stabbed multiple times after getting into a fight in the hospital's emergency room, according to police.

Shortly before 10:26 p.m., the man was with his wife in the emergency room when he got into an argument with John David Hood, police said. According to Crozer-Chester Medical Center spokesman Grant Gegwich, Hood is also a relative of the ailing woman, though his relationship to her was not detailed.

Hood, 39, and the 73-year-old man got into an argument that turned physical and that's when Hood pulled out what police described as a "fix bladed knife" and the hospital described as a "kitchen knife." He then stabbed the elderly man several times, according to police.

Hood was subdued by hospital staff, arrested and charged with attempted murder and related offenses. His bail was set at $1million.

The victim, who suffered injuries to his torso and head, was treated in the emergency room and is expected to be released today, according to Gegwich. No other visitors or hospital staff were injured in the melee, he said.

It was about a year ago that another act of violence rocked Crozer-Chester Medical Center when a stray bullet struck a 62-year-old patient while she was in her hospital bed. Authorities said the bullet may have traveled as far as a mile before shattering her hospital window and striking her.