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Pepper spray used inside hospital

PITTSBURGH — A Pittsburgh-area woman faces assault and endangerment charges after police say she used pepper spray during an argument inside a hospital.

Chakeda Hamilton, 31, was arrested Monday night after she allegedly sprayed the stinging agent inside Magee-Womens Hospital.

Police say Hamilton was at the hospital with her fiance and 2-year-old son at the time. Investigators say a total of eight people were affected by the pepper spray.

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