TX: Austin pediatrician murdered by another pediatrician
Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 2:07 pm
https://www.khou.com/article/news/local ... 43875c9986
This is an odd one. Just yesterday (26 Jan 21) pediatrician Dr. Bharat Narumanchi took several employees of a pediatric practice hostage at gun point, including pediatrician Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson hostage. He ordered them to tie themselves up, but apparently some escaped and some were let go, except for Dr. Dodson. SWAT tried to negotiate her release for several hours, heard two loud bangs, sent in a robot, and saw via camera both doctors were dead. At the moment it's presumed to be a murder-suicide.
According to several stories Dr. Narumanchi had terminal cancer, with only weeks to live, but applied for a volunteer position at that practice last week, for which he was turned down. No other known association between him and the dead doctor.
Sad and puzzling.
This is an odd one. Just yesterday (26 Jan 21) pediatrician Dr. Bharat Narumanchi took several employees of a pediatric practice hostage at gun point, including pediatrician Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson hostage. He ordered them to tie themselves up, but apparently some escaped and some were let go, except for Dr. Dodson. SWAT tried to negotiate her release for several hours, heard two loud bangs, sent in a robot, and saw via camera both doctors were dead. At the moment it's presumed to be a murder-suicide.
According to several stories Dr. Narumanchi had terminal cancer, with only weeks to live, but applied for a volunteer position at that practice last week, for which he was turned down. No other known association between him and the dead doctor.
Sad and puzzling.