Tulsa shooting suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police say

Tulsa shooting suspect targeted surgeon he blamed for pain, police say
Emergency personnel at the scene of the shooting in Tulsa (Ian Maule/Tulsa World via AP)

A man who blamed his surgeon for ongoing pain after a recent back operation bought a rifle hours before opening fire at a Tulsa medical office, killing the surgeon and three other people before fatally shooting himself, police in the US said.

Tulsa police chief Wendell Franklin said the gunman had recently undergone back surgery and had called a clinic repeatedly complaining of pain.

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