Terminally Ill Doctor Kills Texas Pediatrician, Shoots Self In Hostage Standoff
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Police said it was not immediately clear what led to the shooting
The case is still under investigation
A hostage standoff at a medical office in Texas has resulted in the deaths of two pediatricians, the Austin Police Department said in a news release.
According to the news release, a 911 caller reported that an armed man, identified as Dr. Bharat Narumanchi, entered the office of the Children s Medical Group around 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, and was holding hostages inside.
The officers learned that there were several hostages at the medical office before they got there, and all, except 43-year-old pediatrician Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson, were released.
Updated: 29 Jan 2021, 17:57
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A DOCTOR suspected of shooting dead a pediatrician in an apparent murder-suicide was terminally ill and had returned to Texas to be with family following his diagnosis, a colleague claims.
Dr Bharat Narumanchi, who was stricken with cancer, allegedly took Dr Katherine Lindley Dodson hostage at Children’s Medical Group in Austin, and killed her and himself after a six-hour-long standoff, according to cops.
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Police begin to enter a building as they respond to the hostage situation at a doctor s office.Credit: AP:Associated Press
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A door at the Children s Medical Group is sealed shut, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021.Credit: AP:Associated Press
BY NATE CHUTE, WOCHIT
LOS ANGELES (Austin American Statesman) Days after Austin police identified Dr. Bharat Narumanchi as the man behind a hostage standoff in Central Austin that ended in his suicide and the death of pediatrician Dr. Lindley Dodson, a 43-year-old mother of three, his exact motives are still unknown.
But interviews with colleagues and witnesses indicate that terminal illness and a desire to be closer to family members brought him to Austin.
Obstetrician Dr. H. Joseph Khan was a colleague of Narumanchi’s at Paramount Care Medical Group in Santa Ana, Calif., before the pediatrician came to Austin six months ago, he said.
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Friends and family are mourning the death of a Texas pediatrician who was shot and killed by another pediatrician in a murder-suicide at a doctor s office at the end of an hours-long hostage standoff.
Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson s husband and family issued a statement about the beloved doctor. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
Following You ll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications. As a dedicated mom, wife, daughter, friend and pediatrician, she radiated light, love and joy in everything she did and with everyone she touched, the family wrote in a statement. She developed immediate rapport with her patients and had the unique ability to make you feel like the only person in the room. She brightened our lives and lifted us up with her laughter
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People who knew Bharat Narumanchi, the doctor whom police say fatally shot an Austin pediatrician before purportedly turning the gun on himself, said they believe the terminally ill man had returned to the Texas city to be close to his family after learning of the grim diagnosis, according to recent reports.
Narumanchi, 43, left Santa Ana, Calif., and his job at Paramount Care Medical Group and moved closer to family in Austin approximately six months ago, after learning he had terminal cancer, former colleague Dr. H. Joseph Khan told the USA Today Network.