A private hospital was put on lockdown by police after a bloodied man was allegedly attacked with a knife in the car park then banged on the doors screaming for help.

Blood was today seen spattered on the ground outside The Huddersfield Hospital, part of BMI Healthcare, and was also left smeared across the entrance doors.
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West Yorkshire Police received a number of reports at about midnight of an altercation in the grounds of the hospital and closed access to the site.

While officers were en route to the scene, police were made aware that a man with various injuries had arrived at NHS hospital Huddersfield Royal Infirmary.

The man, who is believed to have been stabbed with a knife, is being treated in hospital for non-life threatening hand injuries. Police said the attack was 'targeted'.

Speaking at the scene today, a man, known only as Mark, said: 'My wife was in hospital at the time. She heard a guy screaming please help.

'He was getting either stabbed or slashed. She heard some kind of noises which sounded like gunshots. Then she heard police come and shout 'armed police'.

'She then said there were police everywhere. She was in a room above the foyer. She heard banging on the door but could not get out of bed because she had had an operation.'

It is understood the hospital doors are locked after visiting hours and in-patients often stay overnight.

Today, two PCSOs stood guard at the entrance while a police van and more officers stood inside the grounds of the hospital, surrounded by trees and next to a cricket pitch.[...]

One local resident claimed she heard people screaming 'they've got a gun' shortly before the incident. She said: '(It) started at around 11.55pm last night.

'Two cars crashed. One man got shot and (was) screaming 'they have a gun and they want to kill me'. He was screaming for help. Awful.'

Meanwhile another local resident, who lives half a mile away from the hospital, had claimed to have heard 'shotgun noises' last night at about 7.15pm.

He said: 'I heard shotgun noises last night. We were sat out in the garden, and there were two or three shots which were different to any fireworks I've ever seen.'

However, West Yorkshire Police said there was no indication of any firearms being involved, and officers were called shortly after the incident at around midnight.

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Police said anyone with information about the incident should call Kirklees District CID via 101, quoting crime reference 13180417259, or use the 101 Live Chat facility on the West Yorkshire Police website.

Anyone wishing to give information anonymously can do so by calling the independent charity Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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