Tulsa hospital shooting

2022 mass shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma, US

On June 1, 2022, 45-year old Michael Louis shot several people at the Natalie Building, part of Saint Francis Hospital, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States.[1][2]

Warren Clinic shooting
Part of mass shootings in the United States
LocationTulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Coordinates36°04′12″N 95°55′11″W / 36.07001°N 95.91986°W / 36.07001; -95.91986
DateJune 1, 2022 (2022-06-01) (CDT)
Attack type
Mass murder, mass shooting, murder-suicide
WeaponsAR-15 style rifle, handgun
Deaths5 (including the perpetrator)
Injured
<10
PerpetratorMichael Louis
MotiveRevenge for post-surgery pain

He killed four people, three of whom were hospital staff, and injured no more than ten.[3][4] Louis then committed suicide.[5]

Louis had surgery at the hospital a few days before the shooting and targeted his surgeon because of him not helping with Louis's back pain.[6]

The shooting happened eight days after the Robb Elementary School shooting in Uvalde, Texas.[7]

References

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  1. Griffin, David (June 1, 2022). "4 Dead In Shooting At Tulsa Doctor's Office Including Suspect, City Councilor Says". www.newson6.com. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  2. Rose, Andy; Maxouris, Christina (June 1, 2022). "At least 4 people were killed in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital campus shooting, police say". CNN. Archived from the original on June 2, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
  3. Smith, JaNae Williams, Jana Hayes and Jessie Christopher. "Two doctors, a wife and mother, a Vietnam veteran: What we know about the Tulsa shooting victims". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-06-03.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. "Gunman who killed 4 at Oklahoma medical building had been a patient of a victim, police chief says". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-02.
  5. Tebor, Jeanine Santucci, Nuria Martinez-Keel and Celina. "4 killed in shooting at medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma; suspected shooter dead, police say". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2022-06-03. During a news conference, Tulsa Police Department Deputy Chief Eric Dalgleish confirmed the number of dead and said the shooter also was dead, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. Caldwell, Jason Hanna, Amanda Watts, Shimon Prokupecz, Travis (2022-06-02). "Gunman who killed 4 at Oklahoma medical building had been a patient of a victim, police chief says". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. Caldwell, Shimon Prokupecz,Evan Perez,Jason Hanna,Travis (2022-06-02). "Assault-style weapon in deadly Tulsa medical facility shooting was bought that day, sources say". CNN. Retrieved 2022-06-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)