Man accused of fatal shooting was attending birth at Dallas hospital

Police respond to an active shooter incident at Methodist Dallas Medical Centre on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2022. Two hospital employees were shot during the incident, according to police (Liesbeth Powers/The Dallas Morning News via AP/PA)

A 30-year-old man charged with murder after the fatal shooting of two Dallas hospital employees was on parole and had been given permission to be at the facility for the birth of a child, a Texas prison official has said.

Nestor Hernandez was granted leave to be with his “significant other” at Methodist Dallas Medical Centre during her delivery on Saturday, according to a Texas Department of Criminal Justice spokeswoman.