Two Dead In Hospital Shooting

"DOVER, NH — A New Hampshire man wrote an upbeat post about his plan to kill his ailing wife in a `double suicide`—and then carried out the deed inside her hospital room.

"`Love you all, peace out!` concluded the message, which was posted on Facebook just minutes before Mark Lavoie carried out the murder/suicide inside of Dover’s Wentworth-Douglass Hospital Tuesday morning.

"Authorities did not identify the shooter or the victim, but Lavoie’s sister confirmed her brother was the gunman.

"Dorcas Lavoie said her brother had acted `out of love` for his wife Katherine, 49.

"`They both loved each other very much,` she told The Associated Press.

"In his posting, Lavoie said he wanted to put his wife out of her misery.

"Police went to the hospital just after 6 a.m. after a 911 call reported gunshots in a private room in the critical care unit.

"`While the investigation is still in the early stages and ongoing, the two deaths appear to be the result of a murder/suicide,` the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office said in a statement."

Read more at the NY Daily News...

Workplace Shooting Caught On Pharmacy Video

"HOUSTON, TX — Houston police said a pharmacist and pharmacy technician died Wednesday afternoon in an apparent murder/suicide at Ben Taub hospital's outpatient pharmacy.

"According to investigators, surveillance video shows a 58-year-old man using a 9 mm handgun to shoot a younger female coworker in the back. She never saw him coming, police said.

"`She was standing at her work station when the suspect walks by and then is out of her range, she cannot see him and at that time that's when he discharges his weapon,` Houston Police Department spokesman John Cannon said.

"The gunman then shot and killed himself, police said.

"Dozens of people were inside the pharmacy waiting to pick up prescriptions and reported hearing multiple gunshots.

"`First we thought it was a firecracker going off,` said Suzanne Dziema.

"Police said the shooter recently tried to start a relationship with the younger woman."

From click2houston.com...

Shooter Botches Suicide After Killing Son, Wife

"STRATFORD, NJ — Investigators say a man fatally shot his wife and then wounded himself inside a hospital room in South Jersey Wednesday.

"In addition, the Camden County Prosecutor’s Office said the couple’s son was later found fatally shot at their home.

"The incident happened inside Kennedy University Hospital on E. Laurel Road in Stratford, New Jersey.

"According to investigators, 63-year-old Raymond Wychowanec went to visit his wife, 62-year-old Denise Wychowanec, at about 9:25 a.m. in a second floor room at the hospital.

"Approximately 45 minutes later, hospital staff reported hearing gunshots. Investigators said Raymond shot his wife and then turned the gun on himself.

"Denise Wychowanec died a short time later.

"Raymond Wychowanec was air-lifted to Cooper University Hospital in Camden for treatment of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

"Officials found the body of 35-year-old Ryan Wychowanec at the couple’s home in Glendora, New Jersey later Wednesday afternoon.

"Neighbors say there appeared to be something odd about the family.

"Ian Housman says of the father, `He had seemed odd a little. He was a little funky.`

"Dan O’Brien adds, `He gave me a weird look, like a grin.`

"However neighbors say they do not recall any specific incidents at the Wychowanec home.

"Investigators are testing to see if the gun used at the hospital is the same gun used in the shooting at the home."

From CBS Philadelphia...

Two Dead In Hospital Shooting

"SPOKANE, WA — Police in Washington state say a gunman fatally shot his wife Tuesday morning before turning the weapon on himself at a downtown Spokane medical center.

"Spokane police said the man went to his wife's workplace in the Deaconess Medical Center complex and opened fire.

"No one else was injured in the shooting, authorities said.

"`This is an apparent domestic violence incident,` Spokane police spokeswoman Monique Cotton said.

"Identities and other details were not immediately available. KHQ-TV reported that the couple had two children, who were found safe.

"Deaconess Medical Center is a multi-building complex next to Interstate 90 in downtown Spokane, a city of 210,000 people in eastern Washington."

From SFGate.com...

Wife Shoots Husband In Parking Garage, Self In Emergency Room

"CLEVELAND, OH — Cleveland Police have confirmed that a murder-suicide took place on Thursday evening at the MetroHealth Medical Center [map here].

"Authorities say that Terry Johnson, 58 of Berea, killed her husband, Donald Johnson, 61, in the hospital's parking garage, and then entered the Emergency Room around 4:40pm where she then shot herself. Hours later, her husband's body was found in a car where they also found a suicide note.

"She was kept on life support and died in the early morning hours on Friday."

Source: clevelandleader.com...

Gun Jam Foils Suicide Bid

"CARSON CITY, NV — An 88-year-old Nevada man shot his wife in the chest while she was being treated at a hospital in a failed murder-suicide Sunday, police said.

"Cops booked William Dresser on suspicion of attempted murder after his wife suffered life-threatening injuries after being shot once in the chest in her hospital room Sunday in Carson City.

"Dresser told cops he tried to kill his wife because she was paralyzed and wanted to die. The husband told investigators he brought two bullets for each of them, but the gun jammed after he shot his wife once.

"After the shooting, Dresser `was crying and mumbled words to the effect of, 'I did not accomplish my goal,'` investigators wrote in a probable cause report.

"Police did not release the victim's identity or why she was in the hospital, but her initial illness was not due to foul play.

"The incident occurred in a room on the third floor of the Carson Tahoe Regional Medical Center at 11:30 a.m., when Dresser entered with a small-caliber, semiautomatic handgun he just purchased, and shot her once in the chest, police said. She was transferred to a hospital in Reno for treatment of her critical injuries.

"The hospital released a statement saying it was under lockdown for about two hours as authorities investigated and determined it was a `targeted incident.`

"Hospital staff quickly apprehended Dresser and held him for the authorities."

Source: NY Daily News...

Two Dead In Hospital Incident

"WINSTON-SALEM, NC — Police say a man entered a Winston-Salem hospital and shot a woman to death in her room, then killed himself.

"Investigators said 28-year-old Saqueena Cutchin was a patient in a third-floor room at Forsyth Medical Center when 27-year-old Tazeman Boone came into the room about 11:30 p.m. Saturday and killed her.

"Police say Boone appears to then turn the gun on himself, but the investigation continues.

"Authorities say the killer and victim were in a relationship. They did not say why Cutchin was in the hospital.

"Police say no one else was in danger, and the hospital continued to take care of patients."

From WNCN...

"Act Of Mercy" In Hospice Ward Leaves Two Dead

"ALLENTOWN, PA — Lehigh County District Attorney Jim Martin said an 86-year-old man shot and killed his wife then turned the gun on himself Tuesday afternoon in the hospice ward of Lehigh Valley Hospital at 17th and Chew streets.

"Mildred Osman, 83, was found dead in her bed, Martin said. Elwood Osman was also found dead in the room. Mildred Osman was in hospice care. No one else was in the room, according to Martin.

"Elwood Osman was distraught, according to his son, Thomas Osman, and wanted to end his wife's suffering. Thomas said mother suffered from spinal stenosis, macular degeneration, and recently had a stroke.

"`He unfortunately only saw one solution left anymore,` Thomas said. `And we believe he got a handgun and did what he did.`

"Thomas Osman said his father killed his mother and himself as an act of mercy.

"`This was a loving couple,` he said. `I am upset, of course, but all I have is love and respect for my father and my mother.`

"Martin said at 1:03 p.m. three hospital staff on the fourth floor heard a gunshot coming from one of the hospice rooms. He said the incident was contained to the one patient room.

"`I don't have any more detail I am prepared to release,` Martin said about 2 p.m. at the hospital complex. `There were no eyewitnesses to this event.`"

From The Morning Call...

Police: Hospital Shooting Was Murder/Suicide

"SYCAMORE, IL — The shooting deaths of a man and a woman in a Sycamore hospital Tuesday evening were an apparent murder-suicide, police said.

"Mario Engoglia, 54, a patient at Kindred Hospital, and his visitor and partner, Susan Triezenberg, 57, were both found dead shortly before 6 p.m.

"`Witnesses heard two shots just a few seconds apart and a gun was recovered from the room, from which nobody fled`, police said.

"Engoglia and Triezenberg lived together in Putnam County, Illinois in the village of Granville, police said. Detectives are considering the possibility that the killing was a so-called `mercy killing` of the sick Engoglia, a source said.

"Police declined to give details on Engoglia’s condition but Kindred Hospital is an acute care or extended care facility for patients who have serious illnesses.

"Police are waiting for the results of autopsies before commenting further.

"They are not looking for any other suspects, they said."

Source: suntimes.com...

UPDATE:

09/07/2012 — Couple were willing participants in murder/suicide...

Distraught Man Shoots Wife, Self At Hospital

"ROCKDALE, TX — An elderly Milano man shot his wife in the head late Wednesday night in the Rockdale hospital where she was being treated and then killed himself, police said Thursday.

"Police responded just before 11:30 p.m. Wednesday to Richards Memorial Hospital at 1700 Brazos Ave. in Rockdale where they found J.C. Barfield, 77, dead and his wife, Margaret Barfield, 78, in critical condition with a single gunshot wound to the head.

"She died at Central Texas Hospital in Cameron while en route to Scott & White Hospital in Temple, police said.

"Officers recovered a .357 magnum revolver that was used in the shooting.

"Family members told police that J.C. Barfield was distraught because of his wife’s deteriorating health.

"She was transferred to the hospital Thursday from Manor Oaks Nursing Home, police said."

"The Barfields were both longtime residents of Milano, police said Wednesday."

From KWTX.com...

Attempted Murder/Suicide At Florida Hospital

"NAPLES, FL — A Collier County woman was shot and killed while she visited a patient at a Naples hospital and her estranged husband was being treated for a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday.

"Christine Ann Moretz, 53, was at Physicians Regional Medical Center (Web site here), where the Collier County Sheriff's Office said she was killed.

"She and her husband Jeffrey L. Moretz, 54, who lives in the 6000 block of English Oaks Lane, were separated, said Collier County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Michelle Batten.

"`Why he was there is something we're looking into,` Batten said.

"No one else was hurt in the shooting, which was called into Collier County 911 at 5:41 p.m.

"No one has been arrested, Batten said.

"Collier County court records show the couple was in the process of divorcing and had a court date scheduled for July 25.

"A foreclosure was filed against the couple in March 2009, court records show. Jeffrey Moretz also had eviction proceedings against him earlier this year, court records show.

"A contractor, Jeffrey Moretz was arrested on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon in 2009, Collier sheriff's records show.

"He allegedly shot a firearm in his home when his son complained that he sent him to a bad dentist, according to news reports of the incident. He chased his son, and one shot almost struck his wife in the head."

Source: news-press.com...

Hospital Horror In Baltimore

"BALTIMORE, MD — A man suspected of shooting a Johns Hopkins Hospital doctor fatally shot himself and his mother, who was hospitalized, according to Baltimore police.

"The shooting and subsequent four-hour standoff was sparked by a conversation at about 11:10 a.m. between the shooting suspect — now identified as Paul Warren Pardus, 50, of Arlington — and Dr. David B. Cohen over the care of his mother. During the discussion, he became `overwhelmed by the news of his mother's condition,` said police commissioner Frederick H. Bealefeld III, pulled a semi-automatic handgun from his waist, and shot the doctor in the abdomen.

"`He was last seen running into the room, brandishing the handgun in the direction of his mother, who was confined to the bed,` said Bealefeld.

"The suspect then barricaded himself in his mother's room on the eighth floor of the hospital's Nelson Building, located in the 600 block of Wolfe Street, according to police.

"At about 1:30 p.m., police noticed that the shooting suspect and his mother were `unresponsive` and entered the room to find both dead from gunshot wounds. Bealefeld said they are treating the incident as a murder-suicide."

From the L.A. Times...