We are all better because of her." /Sent5QV6YZ- Will DuPree January 27, 2021 They said, "She brightened our lives and lifted us up with her laughter, which was like magic. Lindley Dodson released a statement after her tragic death. She leaves behind her husband, Drew Dodson, and their three children, ages 5, 7 and 11. “And he said when he got better, he was going to come back.”ĭodson’s family, friends and patients’ families were stunned by her killing. “The main reason he left is he was suffering from this illness and he wanted to be close to his family. I’d feel safe talking to him,” Khan said. Joseph Khan, an obstetrician, said he was shocked to learn of the shooting. (Bronte Wittpenn/Austin American-Statesman via AP)Ī former colleague in Santa Ana, California, told USA Today, the paper’s parent company, that the pediatrician moved to Texas to be closer to family after his cancer diagnosis. Katherine Lindley Dodson at Children's Medical Center, where Dodson worked. Bharat Narumanchi, took hostages and killed fellow doctor Dr. “We feel like this terminal cancer probably played a large part in whatever it was that occurred in his life and what was happening yesterday.”Īustin pediatrician murder suicide Bystanders embrace as Austin police officers and SWAT team members work the scene of a hostage situation at a pediatrician's office in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. Narumanchi, had terminal cancer and was only given weeks to live. “We don’t know if that’s the reason he decided to come back or if there’s some other involvement that he may have had,” Greenwalt said. The team made entry into the office and found both Dodson and Narumanchi.Īs of Wednesday, the only known contact Narumanchi had previously had with Dodson or her colleagues was about a week before the shooting, when he went to Children’s Medical Group seeking a volunteer position there. The camera feed showed a body lying on the floor, the Statesman reported. We know you have been helping children your whole life.” - Tony Plohetski January 27, 2021Īfter several hours without contact with Narumanchi, the SWAT team sent a robot with a camera into the building. “We know you have a lot going on in your life. She says he specially asked police to call and that they have been trying to reach him. UPDATE: A female negotiator is on bullhorn, asking - begging - hostage taker to answer. Please help make that possible,” the negotiator said. “I know you have helped so many children.
Repeatedly, the officer pleaded with the doctor’s sense of duty to save lives.
She told Narumanchi that his sister was worried about him. That starts with you answering the phone.” “I am letting you know, doctor, there is a way to resolve this. “I cannot guarantee your safety unless you comply,” the negotiator said three hours in, according to a reporter with KVUE in Austin. They pleaded with him to release the hostages, telling him that they knew how important life was to him in his profession. Portions of their negotiation attempts could be heard by reporters and other witnesses at the scene. SWAT leaders and hostage negotiators tried in vain to talk Narumanchi into surrendering during the standoff. Brazziell/Austin American-Statesman via AP) The gunman was identified as another pediatrician, Dr. 26, 2021, in Austin, Texas, where a gunman took hostages and killed Dr. Austin pediatrician murder suicide SWAT team members prepare to enter a pediatrician's office Tuesday, Jan.
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