A prisoner has escaped from the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, prompting a police search operation.
According to CBS News, officers are currently searching for the male prisoner, but few details have been released about the incident or how the prisoner escaped.
The Philadelphia Police have placed nearby schools, including Mantua and the Morton McMichael School, on lockdown as a precautionary measure.
Police K-9 units and drones have been deployed to aid in the search, which is ongoing.
This story is developing.
