4 Killed After Gunman Opens Fire , in Tulsa Hospital Complex .
The mass shooting occurred on the second floor
of the Natalie Medical Building on the
Saint Francis Hospital campus on June 1.
The gunman was among the dead, likely from a self-inflicted wound. He has not been identified.
Police described the chaos of the scene.
It was just madness inside, with hundreds of rooms and hundreds of people trying to get out of
the building, Richard Meulenberg, Tulsa Police Captain,
via CNN.
He very purposefully went to this location, went to a very specific floor, and shot with very
specific purpose, Richard Meulenberg, Tulsa Police Captain,
via CNN.
This was not a random shooting by this individual, Richard Meulenberg, Tulsa Police Captain,
via CNN.
Witnesses expressed a sense of hopelessness after a string of deadly shootings have
dominated headlines in recent weeks.
Witnesses expressed a sense of hopelessness after a string of deadly shootings have
dominated headlines in recent weeks.
It’s awful, it’s sad. My daughter-in-law is from Buffalo, so now it’s so close to home. It’s not even safe if you come outside anymore, you know?, Lachelle Nathan, Tulsa Resident, via CNN.
This is a wakeup call for my kids, this can really happen anywhere and it’s very scary, Unnamed Witness and Tulsa Resident, via CNN.
You can’t even go to a store, you can’t even go to school, now you can’t go to the doctor?, Unnamed Witness and Tulsa Resident, via CNN.
Tulsa Mayor G.T. Bynum commended first responders who “did not hesitate today to
respond to this act of violence.”.
The men and women of the
Tulsa Police Department
did not hesitate, G.T. Bynum, Tulsa Mayor, via CNN.
State legislators in OK expressed a desire to act following the shooting.
We can do so much more here
in Oklahoma to make these
things preventable, OK State Rep. Melissa Provenzano, via CNN