Washington Post
The doctor who was fatally shot at an El Paso Veterans Affairs clinic on Tuesday had previously filed a threat complaint against his alleged killer, FBI officials said Wednesday.
VA psychologist Timothy Fjordbak, 63, was allegedly shot and killed by Jerry Serrato, 48, on the fourth floor of the El Paso Veteran Affairs Clinic, FBI special agent Doug Lindquist said. Then Serrato “actually went to the third floor, and that’s where he took his own life,” Lindquist said.
Serrato, who was once in the military, worked at the VA in 2013 as a desk clerk. But the incident that prompted Fjordbak to file a complaint took place in a grocery store, Lindquist said.
“Mr. Serrato approached Dr. Fjordbak, who did not recognize him, and he made a verbal threat,” said Lindquist, who paraphrased the threat as: “‘I know what you did and I will take care of that,’ something to that effect.”
"Both men worked at the VA at the same time in 2013, but authorities do not believe they had a working relationship, Lindquist said. There also was no immediate indication the gunman was a patient, the FBI said."
ReplyDeleteThough its still early in the investigation, no one is even saying that he received treatment that would generate a SAFE Act type report. I imagine it will be a while before we get an idea of what triggered this killing.
Dang it, forgot the link again,
ReplyDeletehttp://nypost.com/2015/01/07/texas-va-clinic-shooter-was-ex-employee-fbi/
It sounded to me like he was blaming the doctor for denying him disability benefits for PTSD.
Delete"It sounded to me like he was blaming the doctor for denying him disability benefits for PTSD."
DeleteWe really don't know anything about that yet. As the article cited said, there isn't even anything saying he was a patient.
"I know what you did" certainly could mean just about anything. I was just guessing.
DeleteThese military guys are trained killers and killing is their answer when mental confusion sets in.
ReplyDeleteYeah--maybe if Texas would just disarm everyone with insomnia, this wouldn't have happened.
ReplyDeleteThis is an example of what we were just talking about on the other thread. I never said we should disarm people for insomnia, which is what your sarcastic comment implies. I say we should disarm dangerous people, some of whom may suffer from a dangerous depression, insomnia being one of the many symptoms.
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