Derek Leppek, safety coordinator at the Hawthorn Center in Northville, allegedly asked employees Hawk Kennedy and Brandon Woodruff to pretend to be intruders for an active shooter drill scheduled ...

The center held the drill at 10:30 a.m. on Dec. 21, 2022. The Hawthorn Center is a state-run children’s psychiatric hospital managed by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.

That’s according to a March 22 memorandum from Rashanna Davis, a State Hospital Administration investigator who reviewed the Dec. 21 unannounced drill at Hawthorn Center.

Lake Huron Medical Center will conduct a live active shooter drill on April 21. The drill aims to enhance preparedness and coordinated response in emergencies.

UVM Medical Center staff received an ominous phone message at 9:11 a.m. Tuesday morning. "The South Prospect building has experienced an explosion. We anticipate about 100 casualties," said the ...