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Police: 11 Arrested After Fight Breaks Out Inside Long Island Hospital

EAST MEADOW, NY (WCBS 880) -- Police say 11 people were arrested after a fight broke out inside a Long Island hospital.

The loud and disorderly crowd, said to be a group of men and women in their 20s, walked into Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow around midnight and tried to get into the emergency room, while threatening the hospital staff.

WCBS 880's Sophia Hall reports: Cops Called After 11 People Try To Get Into Long Island Hospital Emergency Room

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When they tried to get into the emergency room, the cops were called.  As the 11 people were yelling, one of the suspects, Kadeen McDonald, refused to be handcuffed and began fighting with an officer. The officer's hand was fractured.

The suspects face a number of charges. No hospital staff was injured.

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