Massachusetts General Surgery Resident: "People Are Really Afraid"

Fear is a common feeling among Boston residents this morning as

“People are really afraid,” Dr. Amy Fiedler, sister of Patch Editor Morgan Delack said.

Fiedler is a general surgery resident at Massachussets General Hospital. The facility was placed on lockdown this morning after the first bombing suspect fatally shot an MIT police officer. The officer was taken to MGH where Fiedler was working.

“He was brought into the Emergency Department, but I didn’t work on him. I was working in the Cardiac ICU at the time,” Fiedler said.

Although sirens are common to hear near the hospital, Fiedler said she's never heard so many going off all morning. 

“We got all sorts of notifications initially that the hospital was on lockdown. Nobody could come in or leave once all the commotion started,” she said. “Everyone was asked if you don’t live in the immediate vicinity, just stay put.”

While Fiedler admits that she is afraid, she said she won’t let fear take over her life.

“I hope we catch him soon,” she said.