UPDATE (10:06 p.m. on Thursday, April 13): Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins tells 13 News that a threat made towards Cabell Huntington Hospital was deemed not credible.

Watkins says there was a threat to a nursing unit at the hospital on Thursday.

He says two units were on lockdown. The lockdown was lifted at around 9:35 p.m.

The West Virginia State Police assisted with the investigation.


CABELL COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — Cabell Huntington Hospital in Huntington is on lockdown, dispatchers tell 13 News.

Cabell County dispatchers were not able to say why the hospital went on lockdown.

The Huntington Police Department is handling the investigation, according to dispatchers.

13 News has reached out to Cabell Huntington Hospital for more information.

This is a developing story. We will continue to update you as more information becomes available.