Volunteer EMT, 20, is shot dead by 58-year-old man who then turned the gun on himself at a Washington state medical office in what cops believe was a random attack
Liliya Zagariya, 20, was fatally shot in the chest as she worked at the front desk at PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center in Vancouver, Washington
Police say the shooter, 58-year-old Douglas Moore, killed himself; there s nothing to suggest victim and gunman knew each other
Zagariya was a certified volunteer EMT who was just weeks away from entering fire academy to become a paramedic
[This story has been updated, Dec.24]
Liliya Zagariya, a 20-year-old volunteer emergency medical technician with dreams of becoming a paramedic, was working at a Vancouver medical office Tuesday afternoon when a man walked in, shot her in the chest and then turned the weapon on himself.
Zagariya, of Vancouver, was known as âLilyâ by Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters, died of her wounds, as did the man, identified by the Clark County Medical Examinerâs Office as Douglas Moore, 58, of Vancouver.
Her death was ruled a homicide and his a suicide.
The attack appears to have been random.
âAt this time, there is no information that the two were known to one another,â the Vancouver Police Department said in a statement Wednesday. âThe incident appears random in nature.â
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Colleagues mourn loss of woman, 20, killed in medical office murder-suicide
Slain PeaceHealth caregiver Liliya Zagariya was volunteer EMT with dreams of becoming a paramedic By Jessica Prokop, Columbian Assistant Metro Editor, and
Published: December 23, 2020, 12:35pm
Share: Police officers and officials congregate outside the building where a shooting reportedly happened on Tuesday, December 22, at the 505 building at the PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center. (Joshua Hart/The Columbian) Liliya Zagariya, a 20-year-old volunteer emergency medical technician, was killed Tuesday. (Contributed by Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue) Photo
Liliya Zagariya, a 20-year-old volunteer emergency medical technician with dreams of becoming a paramedic, was working at a Vancouver medical office Tuesday afternoon when a man walked in, shot her in the chest and then turned the weapon on himself.
PeaceHealth Southwest officials report Liliya Zagariya was shot while serving as a concierge
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center officials have identified the caregiver killed in the Tuesday shooting at a nearby medical facility as 20-year-old Liliya Zagariya.
Liliya Zagariya
“Our healthcare community suffered a tragic and heartbreaking loss yesterday when one of our caregivers, Liliya Zagariya, was shot while serving as a concierge in the lobby of the 505 medical office building on our PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center campus,” read a statement from PeaceHealth Wednesday. “Our thoughts, support and prayers go out to her family. All of us grieve with them.”
Zagariya was one of two people who were shot Tuesday afternoon at a the medical facility in Vancouver. Both died of their wounds.