Pediatrician killed hostage at Texas Children’s Hospital

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Terminally ill pediatrician Bharat Narumanchi committed suicide on Tuesday and another pediatrician, Lindley Dodson, was held hostage at a children’s medical center in Texas.

The case is considered murder-suicide, according to investigators. Narumanchi was diagnosed as terminally ill with cancer and had only weeks to live, the police said.

Narumanchi applied to volunteer at the medical center a week before the attack, which was the first and only time Dodson and Narumanchi had contact, authorities say.

“Dr. Dodson never had direct contact with this man until yesterday. Victoria Ishaak, a staff member at the center at the time of the incident, the Austin told American-Statesman.

At the start of the incident, there were five hostages. Some escaped and others Narumanchi were allowed to leave. Dodson was the only one to stay.

“They were released because they were not doctors,” said Ishaak. “This man didn’t want anything to do with anyone who wasn’t a doctor.”

There was a long standoff with Austin police SWAT agents trying to make contact with Narumanchi during the situation. The officers eventually went in and found Dodson dead from a gunshot wound, along with Narumanchi.

We are more than devastated by the tragic, sudden and senseless loss of our beloved Lindley. As a devoted mother, wife, daughter, friend and pediatrician, she radiated light, love and joy in everything she did and with everyone she touched, ”Dodson’s family said in a statement: KVUE reported.

Texas Rep. Lloyd DoggettLloyd Alton Doggett An Attack On America Divides Congress – And A Nation’s Capitol Police Says Reports Of Officer’s Death Are Wrong Congress Must Revoke Tax Cuts For The Rich Passed In CARES Act MORE (D) tweeted his condolences to Dodson, who had taken care of his grandchildren.

It is not clear why Narumanchi did what he did, but the authorities are speculate that his terminal illness diagnosis played a major role in it.

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