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Doctor Saved Lives By Shooting Hospital Gunman
Jul 25, 2014 23:23:13 #
Doctor Saved Lives By Shooting Hospital Gunman
11:17 PM 07/24/2014
Article by / Chuck Ross / The Dailey Caller
A Pennsylvania police chief says that a doctor undoubtedly saved lives after he shot a gunman who opened fire Thursday in an incident that left a hospital case worker dead.
The gunman, Richard Plotts, of Upper Darby, opened fire at Mercy Elizabeth Hospital, just outside of Philadelphia, shortly after entering an office with the case worker, the Associated Press reports.
Witnesses said that when they opened the office door after hearing shouting, they saw Plotts with a gun. The witnesses closed the office door and called 911. Minutes later, they heard gun shots.
Plotts had shot and killed a 53 year-old female case worker. He sustained several critical gun shot wounds himself from the gun of a hospital psychiatrist. The psychiatrist suffered a graze wound to his head. Plotts was taken into custody.
Without a doubt, I believe the doctor saved lives, said Yeadon police chief Donald Molineux, according to the Associated Press.
Without that firearm, [the shooter] could have went out in the hallway and just walked down the offices until he ran out of ammunition, Molineux said.
District attorney Jack Whelan said that Plotts has had other run-ins with the staff in the past, though the exact nature of the altercations was unknown. Whelan said he did not know if the doctor was carrying a gun as a precaution because of those previous interactions, according to the AP.
Comments;
As usual, not many details about the situation prior to thr shooting. In the many comments following the article, it appears that the Dr. who had the gun may have been involved in the treatment of the shooter, and had armed himself as he suspected the guy was "dangerous". Be interesting to see how this one turns out.
BTW.....if the incident had happened 10 miles away in "The People's Republic of New Jersey", it's a safe bet that the Doc who shot the perp would get fired, and thrown in jail.
11:17 PM 07/24/2014
Article by / Chuck Ross / The Dailey Caller
A Pennsylvania police chief says that a doctor undoubtedly saved lives after he shot a gunman who opened fire Thursday in an incident that left a hospital case worker dead.
The gunman, Richard Plotts, of Upper Darby, opened fire at Mercy Elizabeth Hospital, just outside of Philadelphia, shortly after entering an office with the case worker, the Associated Press reports.
Witnesses said that when they opened the office door after hearing shouting, they saw Plotts with a gun. The witnesses closed the office door and called 911. Minutes later, they heard gun shots.
Plotts had shot and killed a 53 year-old female case worker. He sustained several critical gun shot wounds himself from the gun of a hospital psychiatrist. The psychiatrist suffered a graze wound to his head. Plotts was taken into custody.
Without a doubt, I believe the doctor saved lives, said Yeadon police chief Donald Molineux, according to the Associated Press.
Without that firearm, [the shooter] could have went out in the hallway and just walked down the offices until he ran out of ammunition, Molineux said.
District attorney Jack Whelan said that Plotts has had other run-ins with the staff in the past, though the exact nature of the altercations was unknown. Whelan said he did not know if the doctor was carrying a gun as a precaution because of those previous interactions, according to the AP.
Comments;
As usual, not many details about the situation prior to thr shooting. In the many comments following the article, it appears that the Dr. who had the gun may have been involved in the treatment of the shooter, and had armed himself as he suspected the guy was "dangerous". Be interesting to see how this one turns out.
BTW.....if the incident had happened 10 miles away in "The People's Republic of New Jersey", it's a safe bet that the Doc who shot the perp would get fired, and thrown in jail.
Cop Guards Scene After Hospital Shooting
Jul 25, 2014 23:26:29 #
Jul 26, 2014 11:16:32 #
Gitzo wrote:
BTW.....if the incident had happened 10 miles away in "The People's Republic of New Jersey", it's a safe bet that the Doc who shot the perp would get fired, and thrown in jail.
Very possible !
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