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Female victim ID'd in fatal Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital shooting
Female victim ID'd in fatal Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital shooting
http://www.delconewsnetwork.com/articles/2014/07/25/news_of_delaware_county/news/doc53d25518e8f1b630912102.txt?viewmode=fullstory
YEADON — An exchange of gunfire that erupted in a psychiatrist’s office on the Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital campus Thursday afternoon left a mental-health caseworker dead, a doctor wounded and the suspect critically injured.
According to authorities, the suspect was wounded when the doctor fired back in self-defense.
Earlier in the day, authorities were uncertain as to how the caseworker, identified as 53-year-old Theresa Hunt of Philadelphia, was mortally wounded during the gunfight that unfolded in a small office in the Sister Marie Lenahan Wellness Center.
At press time, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said based on a statement provided by Dr. Lee Silverman, Hunt was shot and killed by her client, 49-year-old Richard Plotts of Upper Darby.
Gunfire was exchanged between Silverman and his patient, Plotts, who may have been transported to the office by Hunt for his scheduled appointment, Whelan and Yeadon Police Chief Donald Molineux said during afternoon press conferences.
According to authorities, the suspect was wounded when the doctor fired back in self-defense.
Earlier in the day, authorities were uncertain as to how the caseworker, identified as 53-year-old Theresa Hunt of Philadelphia, was mortally wounded during the gunfight that unfolded in a small office in the Sister Marie Lenahan Wellness Center.
At press time, Delaware County District Attorney Jack Whelan said based on a statement provided by Dr. Lee Silverman, Hunt was shot and killed by her client, 49-year-old Richard Plotts of Upper Darby.
Gunfire was exchanged between Silverman and his patient, Plotts, who may have been transported to the office by Hunt for his scheduled appointment, Whelan and Yeadon Police Chief Donald Molineux said during afternoon press conferences.
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