Shooter, Michael Louie, who police said they committed suicide after the riots in Tulsa, had just earlier in the day legally purchased one of firearms used in massacre, AR-15 Type Rifle, city This was stated by Chief of Police Wendell Franklin during news conference.
Louis entered the medical office. office building on the campus of St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa late Wednesday night and shot to death dead his surgeon, Dr. Preston Phillips, and three others people before shooting himself, Franklin said.
officers found letter on Louie what’made it clear that he came in with intention kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who there is in his way”, Franklin said.
“He accused Dr. Phillips for persistent pain after surgery,” Franklin said, later describing the contents of the letter as “ clear motive.”
The rest, according to Franklin, just “stood in in the way and Louis shot them down.”
Officials declined say whether there were injuries of those people we caused shooting or trying to escape violence; authorities have previously said that fewer than 10 people received injuries incompatible with life.
The Warren Clinic is series of primary and specialized care rooms at St. Francis Hospital system.
Shooting in Tulsa one of 233 mass shootings in USA it year, according to the Archive of Gun Violence. CNN and the archive define the mass shooting as one in at least four people shot, except for the shooter.
louis, of Muscogee, A. city about 45 miles southeast of Tulsa, had back operation on May 19 performed by Phillips, and was discharged from the hospital on May 24. Then he called Phillips. office several times over complaining for days of pain and desire for additional treatment, according to Franklin.
Louis saw Phillips on Tuesday for treatment, and called Phillips office again on Wednesday before the execution “complains of back pain and the need for extra help,” Franklin said.
Louis bought an AR-15 type semi-automatic rifle from gun store at 2 pm Wednesday, Franklin said. Louis also bought a .40 pistol from a pawn shop on Sunday, Franklin said.
Two firearms were found at the scene, Tulsa police captain Richard Meulenberg told CNN. on Wednesday.
The shooting was first reported to the police. in 911 at 4:53 pm on Wednesday. call was made someone off campus who on video conference with doctor who was in buildingFranklin said.
“The doctor told her call 911, they say there was a shooting,” Franklin said.
According to Franklin, rescuers arrived at 4:56 p.m. Two minutes later the officers who reached second floor We heard a shot,” the chief said.
“We think it was final shot, with The suspect committed suicide,” Franklin said.
Least one the person who was killed was found in in the same room as the shooter, as well as an unharmed woman who “Hiding under the table at the suspect’s feet,” Franklin said.
Administrator: Dr. Phillips was “a perfect gentleman.”
The notion that anyone will go after Phillips is “stunning,” said Dr. Cliff Robertson, president and chief executive officer of Saint Francis Health System.
“Dr. Phillips was a consummate gentleman,” Robertson said on Thursday. news conference in Tulsa Heart Hospital in St. Francis.
“He was – he – the man we should everyone strives to imitate, and of all, fact that some man would go after Dr. Phillips is mind-blowing,” said Robertson. – He one of those people that … his clinic may not always be on time because he will spend every minute with patients that they need.”
“It ultimate the loss for Saint Francis and for Tulsa,” he said.
“Three best people in entirely world who are most committed to what they do every day and care of others do not deserve die this is way”, Robertson said.
St. Francis Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ryan Parker offered his condolences family of Love killed patient. “TO family of Mr. Love, I’m so sorry we couldn’t save you,” Parker said through tears on Thursday. news conference. “When I woke up this morning, I really just wanted it will all be bad dream but this reality of our world right now.”
Ruth Folly, a surgical technologist at St. Francis Hospital, told CNN she’s gone. on several medical missions with Phillips to Africa – and that Phillips has been a positive influence on many lives.
Phillips traveled yearly with non-profit organization Light in The World Development Fund, which was founded by a colleague of Phillips and Folley. father”Dr. Comey Folly,” said Ruth Folly. group aims to provide surgical services to those in need.
Phillips had to go on another mission in Togo in mid-June, she said.
“(He was) a guy you can rely on and someone you want have in his life because he was such a fun and loving guy,” said Ruth Folly.
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“I mean, you see it on TV, her daughter-in- said Lowe – but you don’t think it’s actually going to happen right in front of your eyes so it’s awakening call for my kids, it really can happen anywhere and it’s very scary.”
“You can’t even go to the store, you can’t even go to school, now you can’t go to the doctor?”
Debra Proctor was in another building on hospital campus for appointment when she heard police sirens.
“The police were everywhere in parking space, up as well as down surrounding neighborhoods,” said Proctor, a registered nurse. for more than four decades. “They were still arriving when I left.”
Kalen Davis, who lived all her life in Tulsa, waited in traffic around 17:00 local time when she saw several police cars arriving at the scene.
In the video she shared with CNN, you can see the authorities running to building with their weapons drawn. Two officers can be seen taking long-barreled weapons out of their trunks like more emergency vehicles race to the stage.
“I just knew it was a shooting because I saw the police running with rifles,” Davis, 45, told CNN. “That’s when I got emotional.”
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CNN’s Caroll Alvarado, Travis Caldwell, Amy Simonson, Christina Maksouris, Andy Rose, Elizabeth Joseph, Amanda Jackson, Caitlin Collins, Sharif Paget, Melissa Makaya, and Elise Hammond contributed to this report.
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