3 shot at Tennessee hospital; gunman dead

[Peacetrain]

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/04/19/3-shot-at-tennessee-hospital-gunman-dead/

A gunman shot three women outside a Knoxville, Tennessee, hospital Monday before apparently turning the gun on himself, police said.

One of the victims died from gunshot wounds at Parkwest Medical Center; the suspected gunman is also dead, said Knoxville Police Chief Sterling Owen.

No identities were immediately released. The two survivors were taken to the trauma center at the University of Tennessee hospital.

The women were all current or former Parkwest employees, Owen said. The hospital was locked down immediately after the afternoon shooting, but was reopened by Monday evening.

[maxsolomon]

1. May the victims know Peace

May America one day recover from this fever of suicidal Gun Rampages.

[jberryhill]

2. Wait.... they were shot AT Parkwest Hospital, but taken to ANOTHER hospital?

http://www.treatedwell.com/

"Parkwest has a nationally recognized emergency department"

[csziggy]

3. Maybe the police wanted to make sure there were no other shooters

And to secure Parkwest?

"After the shooting, members of a SWAT team searched the hospital to ensure there was not another attacker inside, the police said. We had to make sure he was acting alone,” Mr. DeBusk said. After the security sweep, the hospital was reopened, except in the immediate area where the shooting happened. Mr. DeBusk said it appeared that the gunman carried only one pistol but declined to describe its make and caliber. "
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/20/us/20tennessee.html

[jberryhill]

4. I guess...

It just sounds like that tragedy where an airplane crashed into a cemetery, and workers were digging up victims for two weeks.

[csziggy]

5. If it were a shooting with a personal motivation, they would need to be sure

NOT to take the victims back in where there could be cohorts waiting. You just don't take victims into the scene of the crime without making certain it is cleared.

[applegrove]

6. RIP. Brace ourselves for the copycats to come.

[chrisa]

7. Possibly domestic violence?

Very sad.

[sharesunited]

8. This is what happens in a society where guns and ammo are allowed to proliferate.

[The Straight Story]

9. like Norway, Canada, Switzerland? (nt)