Man With Gel Blaster Prompts Hospital Lockdown in Gold Coast

The reports of an armed man led to Robina Hospital, which is near the train station, locking down wards and diverting ambulances.

Police block off a street at Bondi Junction, an eastern suburb of Sydney on June 27, 2023 after a shooting incident. Australian police said a man was killed in Sydney's famed Bondi neighbourhood on June 27, in what local media called a "gang hit". (Photo by Andrew LEESON / AFP) Photo by ANDREW LEESON/AFP via Getty Images

A man is in custody after walking around with a gel blaster and prompting a Gold Coast hospital lockdown.

Members of the public called the police to report a man walking near the Robina train station with what appeared to be a gun on Tuesday morning Feb. 13.