Shots in Berlin: Patient shoots doctor in hospital – t-online.de

In the University Hospital Benjamin Franklin in Berlin, a patient has a doctor shot and then be killed himself. The victim was an emergency operation, but succumbed to his injuries.

The murder occurred around 13 o’clock. At the age of 55-year-old victim was identified by police sources to an orthodontist. The terminally ill offenders have shot the physicians in a treatment room maxillofacial surgical department at the Benjamin Franklin Hospital, said a police spokesman. Then the 72-year-old had left the room and shot himself.

The patient, a Berlin was According to hospital information long at the doctor in Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin in the Steglitz-Zehlendorf in treatment.

doctor was a specialist in tumors

As the medical director, Ulrich Frei, announced in a press conference, the man had tried in vain on Monday to meet with the doctor in the ambulance. On Tuesday he came again and immediately shot several times on the physicians.

For the possible motive for the deed, the hospital management would not comment in detail with regard to medical confidentiality. “It was probably less revenge than despair”, said Frei and pointed out that the slain colleague had been a renowned specialist for tumors in the mouth and throat area.

Topics in the personal area

police said only, the motives of the perpetrator would have to be sought in the personal area. There was no indication of a terrorist background indeed. About the nature of the illness of the offender, the speaker did not specify.

“He was a very distinguished colleague, who had also studied in the Charité”, said the CEO of the renowned University Hospital, Karl Max Einhäupl. The doctor leaves a wife and two minor children. Clinic and politics spoke of the family their condolences.

SEK in use

After the internal alarm about 13 pm, the police arrived, according to hospital management quickly with a large contingent of officials and a special task force a (SEK). Part of the house was cleared. Against 14:15 gave the officials via Twitter all clear.

For the employee of the clinic, there are, according to nursing director Judith Heepe psychological and pastoral care. On Wednesday, the ambulance should remain closed.

The hospital in the southwest of Berlin is one of four sites of the Charité, the largest university hospital in Europe. . It was built in the 60s and has almost 900 beds

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