Thursday, July 13, 2023

Black on white murder

Respected surgeon shot dead in his exam room by patient, police say

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Composite screenshot of WREG News Channel 3 YouTube video and Collierville Police Department statement (Main: Dr. Benjamin Mauck, fatally shot | Featured: Larry Pickens, suspected murderer
A well-respected hand surgeon in Tennessee was gunned down in his exam room this week, and the suspect in the case is believed to be one of his patients.

At around 2 p.m. on Tuesday, Dr. Benjamin Mauck, a 43-year-old father of two who specialized in hand and elbow surgeries, was gunned down in the Campbell Clinic in Collierville, a suburb of Memphis. When police arrived at the scene, they discovered the suspect, later identified as Larry Pickens, attempting to flee. Some have alleged that Pickens, one of Mauck's patients, had been threatening the doctor and stalking clinic staff for at least a week, though police claimed they never received reports about those threats.

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