Pediatrician killed by other doctor following hostage situation
By Amanda Ruiz, Lauren Reid and John Krinjak
Published
APD provides update on SWAT standoff investigation
The Austin Police Department provides latest information regarding the investigation after two people were found dead at a Central Austin medical center.
AUSTIN, Texas - The Austin Police Department said two people were found dead following a SWAT situation that lasted more than six hours at a doctor s office on West 35th Street in Central Austin.
Dr. Katherine Dodson and Dr. Bharat Narumanchi were found dead inside the building from apparent gunshot wounds. It appears that Dr. Narumanchi shot himself after shooting Dr. Dodson, according to police.
Representative image
HOUSTON: A 43-year-old Indian-American paediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer shot dead a lady doctor and then killed himself after taking hostages at a medical office in Austin, according to police in the capital city of the US state of Texas.
The armed man was identified as Dr Bharat Narumanchi, who was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer, police said, adding that he had recently been turned down for a volunteer position at the medical facility.
Police received a call on Tuesday saying a man walked into the offices of Children s Medical Group (CMG) with a gun and was holding hostages inside the building, the CNN reported, citing Austin Police Department press release.
Pediatrician fatally shoots another doctor and himself during Texas hostage situation Share Updated: 1:14 PM EST Jan 28, 2021 By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN
Pediatrician fatally shoots another doctor and himself during Texas hostage situation Share Updated: 1:14 PM EST Jan 28, 2021
Hide Transcript
TRACKING THE COVID-19 VACCINE Share Updated: 1:14 PM EST Jan 28, 2021 By Amir Vera, Raja Razek and Amanda Jackson, CNN Video above: Memorial grows for doctor killed in Texas hostage situationA pediatrician diagnosed with terminal cancer killed another pediatrician during a hostage situation before turning the gun on himself, according to an Austin Police Department news release.Dispatchers received a call on Tuesday saying a man walked into the offices of Children s Medical Group with a gun and was holding hostages inside the building.Initially several hostages were being held, police said, but some escaped and others