He Was There For The Birth Of His Baby, And Then He Opened Fire On The…

Two hospital workers at Methodist Dallas Medical Center were killed on Saturday after a man attending the birth of his child opened fire in the labor and delivery unit of the hospital, raising concerns over increasing violence towards healthcare workers in the United States.

According to Dallas Chief of Police Eddie Garcia, the suspect, 30-year-old Nestor Hernandez, arrived at the hospital at 10:21 a.m. to visit a patient in labor and delivery. According to NBC 5, Hernandez had previously been in prison and was out on parole, but was granted permission to be with his partner at the hospital while she gave birth.

Hernandez had been sentenced to eight years in prison for aggravated assault and was released after serving six years. Hernandez was then arrested in March for a parole violation, released to his parole officer in April, and was again arrested in June for another parole violation. He was then released in September with an ankle monitor.

According to reports, while Hernandez was in the room with his girlfriend and newborn child, Hernandez began to act strangely and accused his girlfriend of cheating on him.

“The affidavit says Hernandez began looking through the closet and bathroom for anyone else that may be in the room and pulled a gun out of his pants.”

Hernandez then struck his girlfriend in the head multiple times with the gun and began to call and text his family, according to the documents.

The report says he then told his girlfriend, “We are both going to die today,” and “Whoever comes in this room is going to die with us,” according to reports.

The documents say when 45-year-old nurse Jacqueline Pokuaa went into the room to provide services for Hernandez’s girlfriend, he stood up and shot her.

Fellow nurse Annette Flowers then looked into the room and was shot in the hallway.

“The police department had no forewarning that this person was being monitored by ankle monitor or anything about his criminal history,” Methodist Hospital Chief Glen Fowler said.

Hernandez was shot and injured by a hospital police officer. He was taken to another hospital for treatment. He has been charged with capital murder.

“Ankle monitors on violent criminals are useless,” Chief Garcia said.

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Source: AWM