Officials say Connecticut State Police Trooper Romello Lumpkin shot Byron Harvey who was armed with a knife while facing eviction from Brooklyn apartment.
the state s emergency doctors and nurses said we are overwhelmed in a joint statement. we re at critical capacity, and it will only get worse because of staffing shortages. national guard is helping to serve some of those. but more also on other staff in the hospital who are just as critical of making the medical facility function and the emergency room. there is no shortage of patients at umass memorial medical center. the shortage is of hospital staff. . it is a perfect storm for a nightmare here in the emergency department. reporter: dr. eric dixon said 500 people are out, mostly medical staff who have been exposed. . hi. how are you doing today? reporter: the national guard is helping to fill the gaps. julius annan has been with them for nine years. he was deployed to egypt and has worked across the state and country. this is one more mission to help. . we were able to feel these