Tulsa mass shooter targeted Black doctor at Saint Francis medical building

Reported by: Deon Osborne, Associate Editor-The Black Wall Street Times UPDATE: Tulsa Police confirmed on Thursday that two doctors were killed in the shooting: One of Tulsa’s few Black doctors Dr. Preston J. Phillips and Dr. Stephanie Husen. Amanda Glenn and William Love were killed as well. The shooter also took his own life, police say. … Continued The post Tulsa mass shooter targeted Black doctor at Saint Francis medical building appeared first on New Pittsburgh Courier.

Tulsa mass shooter targeted Black doctor at Saint Francis medical building

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UPDATE: Tulsa Police confirmed on Thursday that two doctors were killed in the shooting: One of Tulsa’s few Black doctors Dr. Preston J. Phillips and Dr. Stephanie Husen. Amanda Glenn and William Love were killed as well. The shooter also took his own life, police say.

A south Tulsa hospital descended into chaos Wednesday evening after hundreds of Tulsa police officers responded to a mass shooting in which five people died, including the shooter, who police say was a “Black male estimated to be 35 to 40 years old” who killed himself after the shooting.

Around 4:56 p.m., officers arrived on the Natalie Medical Building at the Saint Francis hospital minutes after receiving a call that there was an active shooter, police told reporters. According to Tulsa Deputy Police Chief Eric Dalgleish, the shooter was armed with a rifle and a handgun, though his identity hasn’t been identified. Officers did, however, say that he is a “Black male.” Notably, it is legal to open carry a rifle in Oklahoma up until the moment someone uses it to kill.

Preston J. Phillips, MD is one of the few Black doctors in Tulsa, a city that orchestrated a massacre against Black residents of Greenwood and the destruction of Tulsa’s only Black hospital in 1921. Tulsa Police have released the identities of the deceased. One of Tulsa’s few Black doctors Dr. Preston J. Phillips and Dr. Stephanie Husen. Amanda Glenn and William Love were killed. The shooter shot and killed himself following the attack.

According to Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin, who spoke with CBS News, the gunman had recently undergone back surgery and called the clinic repeatedly complaining of the pain.  Dr. Preston performed the surgery.

“We have also found a letter on the suspect which made it clear that he came in with the intent to kill Dr. Phillips and anyone who got in his way,” Franklin said. “He blamed Dr. Phillips for the ongoing pain following the surgery.”

According to City Councilor Jayme Fowler, who represents the district in which Saint Francis resides, the shooter entered the hospital and allegedly told multiple people to clear the area and that he was looking for a Dr. Philips.

“The shooter could not find this physician, and that elicited you know, his behavior at the shootings,” Fowler told CNN.

According to City Councilor Jayme Fowler, who represents the district in which Saint Francis resides, the shooter entered the hospital and allegedly told multiple people to clear the area and that he was looking for a Dr. Philips.

“The shooter could not find this physician, and that elicited you know, his behavior at the shootings,” Fowler told CNN.

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