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Police looking for NY surgeon in woman's death

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press The Associated Press

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 5:59 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police searched for a trauma surgeon Wednesday as a "person of interest" in a fatal shooting at a Buffalo hospital, and warned the public that the former Army Special Forces weapons expert may be armed and dangerous.

The early morning shooting of a 33-year-old woman locked down the Erie County Medical Center complex for more than four hours. The woman was shot four times just after 8 a.m. while in the stairwell of a hospital building.

A person familiar with the investigation said Jacqueline Wisniewski, a receptionist at the hospital and the mother of a young son, was killed. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the investigation is continuing.

Police later blocked a road leading to Dr. Timothy Jorden's home in an isolated area of private Lake View residences near the Lake Erie shore. SWAT team members in camouflage arrived in unmarked SUVs. A helicopter flew over the house before leaving.

Jorden, 49, also a former Army Special Forces medic, became licensed to practice medicine in New York in 2002 and held privileges to treat patients at the medical center and other major hospitals in the area. He apparently has no criminal background and no legal actions have been filed against his license.

According to a 1996 profile in The Buffalo News, Jorden is a native of Buffalo.

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Cops: 1 woman dead in shooting at Buffalo hospital
By: clo in FFFT
Wed, 13 Jun 12 10:24 PM 		Msg. 43456 of 65535

Cops: 1 woman dead in shooting at Buffalo hospital

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press
The Associated Press

Wednesday, June 13, 2012 1:02 PM EDT

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A police SWAT team Wednesday searched a building on the grounds of a Buffalo hospital for a person suspected of fatally shooting a 33-year-old woman, authorities said.

Police Commissioner Daniel Derenda said the morning shooting that prompted a lockdown of Erie County Medical Center wasn't a random act. Police searched the building adjacent to the hospital's main building for the shooter more than four hours after the victim was gunned down inside.

The shooting prompted a four-hour lockdown of the medical center's 65-acre campus that was lifted at around noon for all buildings except the one being searched by police. Incoming patients were diverted to another hospital during the lockdown.

Police haven't released any information on the victim, other than her age. No information on the suspected shooter was released.

Police said the woman was shot several times shortly after 8 a.m. inside a building that houses outpatient services and offices.

A police helicopter circled over the medical center's campus, which includes a 550-bed hospital. Officials said as many as 400 patients and about half of the hospital's 2,000 employees were on the grounds at the time of the shooting.

"Things are well under control by Buffalo police" and other law enforcement agencies involved in the investigation, Mayor Byron Brown said. He said state police, Erie County sheriff's deputies and suburban police departments were assisting.

"It's a very sad day for ECMC and our community," said Jody Lomeo, the medical center's chief executive officer. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the victim."

Nikita Patel, a 25-year-old University at Buffalo medical student from Los Angeles, said she arrived at the hospital about 9 a.m. for a class and was kept from entering. She texted fellow students inside the hospital to find out what was happening.

"They said they're locked in and can't get out of the hospital and I can't go in," Patel said.

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