Posted on 06/02/2022 12:35:43 PM PDT by American Number 181269513
A gunman who killed four people at a Tulsa hospital Wednesday targeted a doctor who had treated him and bought the AR-15-style rifle used in the shooting on the day of the attack, police said.
Michael Louis was armed with a rifle, which he had purchased at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and a handgun when he went to St. Francis Hospital shortly before 5 p.m., officials said.
He opened fire inside the Natalie Building, killing Dr. Preston Phillips and Dr. Stephanie Husen, receptionist Amanda Glenn and a patient, William Love, police said at a news conference Thursday.
Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin said that the shooter was a patient of Phillips and underwent back surgery May 19.
The shooter was released May 24 and repeatedly complained of being in pain in the days afterward. On May 31, the shooter received additional treatment at the hospital but still complained of pain, Franklin said.
The chief said the shooter "blamed" Phillips for his pain.
Hours before the killings, the shooter purchased an AR-15-style rifle from a gun store. Days before that, he had bought a semi-automatic pistol from a pawnshop, according to Franklin.
The chief said the shooter had a letter with him "which made it clear that he came in with the intent to kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who got in his way."
"He blamed Dr. Phillips for the ongoing pain following the surgery," he said.
The shooting began around 4:52 p.m. on the second floor of the five-story building. A doctor was on a video call with someone and told the person to call 911 to report shots fired, the chief said. Police received the first report at 4:53 and were on the scene 3 minutes later.
got that adam schiff look...
crossed my mind when i heard about this. again. mental health is the issue, nothing to do with guns.
Because in that case, nothing could be done for the victims...
Correct. The demoniacs appear to be running free all over the Earth in a literal sense. 'Tis the season.
That is just the deer in the mug shot lights effect.
Now the time has come, there are things to realize.
If I wanted a semi-auto rifle I would have to go through numerous background checks, and then wait a few weeks even though I am a generally reasonable person and also have a concealed permit.
There have been School Shootings in my state, but did anyone care about the Psychotropic drugs that the shooter was given ?
did any of the Draconian gun laws passed after these tragedies address the problem the real problem, or act in any way to prevent the next one ?
Nope
Back surgery and back pain are real deals. I wonder what kind of pain meds he was on.
Yep. Another product of psych drugs.
How long did it take the police to secure the scene here, as opposed to all the school shootings?
Just curious.
BWAAAAHAHAHAHA, precisely.
I’m hearing the phrase “AR-15-style rifle” a lot more in lieu of “Assault Rifle” on news reports.
nothing to do with guns
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How many lives are saved because people have guns to protect themselves and discourage attacks, robberies, vengeful acts, heated disputes, etc? Must be a huge number.
How long did it take the police to secure the scene here
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Its always too long.
There might be a good reason for that.
Tell you what...
He can take his ar-15 and 30 rounds..
I will take my super Blackhawk and 6 rounds...
Let’s see who wins
I can’t believe there isn’t a waiting period in OK before taking the purchased weapon out the door. There no doubt will be one soon!
Is it just me or is the media changing their spots by calling this an AR 15 STYLE weapon? CNN has been doing that today. So many CNN reporters have been taken to the woodshed over their “it’s a weapon of mass destruction”, could they have FINALLY gotten the message? It’s a gun, folks.
What if this bum had gone in with a .22 rifle? What would they call that? A tommy gun?
or the dude was possessed and nothing was gonna stop him short of someone with a gun in the gun free hospital.
Getting shot in a gun free zone is ok, defending others in a gun free zone- not so much.
massive. especially for lone, targeted women. got to get our daughters trained.
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