By Adrienne Vogt, Aditi Sangal and Meg Wagner, CNN
What we know so far
- Four people — two doctors, a receptionist and a patient — were killed in Tulsa after a gunman opened fire inside a medical building Wednesday, authorities said.
- One of the doctors killed had performed surgery on the gunman on May 19, according to police. The shooter — who had called for additional treatment and saw the doctor on May 31 — was found dead inside the hospital complex.
- The assault-style weapon found on the scene was purchased the day of the shooting, officials said.
- President Biden will deliver remarks tonight from the White House on guns and the recent round of mass shootings in the country.
Dr. Preston Phillips, one of the doctors killed in a shooting at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa on Wednesday, is being remembered by friends and colleagues as a kind man who made a positive impact.
Ruth Folly, a surgical technician at the hospital, went on several medical missions with Phillips.
Folly said Phillips traveled yearly with the nonprofit organization, Light in the World Development Foundation. The group, which was founded by Folly’s father, aims to provide surgical services to those in need.
She described Phillips as a “guy you can rely on and someone you want to have in your life because he was such a fun and loving guy.” Folly said he went on a mission every year since 2016, except for when the trip was canceled because of Covid-19 in 2020.
“You always call me a son and I call you father. You told me last week at work during lunchtime to not stop this project in Togo in case something happens to you. I did not know that you were giving me the last advice for our journey,” her father, Dr. Komi Folly, wrote on Facebook.
Sandy Thompson, another friend of Phillips, met the doctor at their local tennis club and described him as “a wonderful, gentle, kind person with an infectious smile and kind word for everyone.”
Thompson fondly remembered Phillips as a “true gentleman” who never failed to look you in the eye and give you a bright, genuine smile and warm greeting.
“He made the world a better place and Preston’s presence will be deeply missed,” Thompson said.
President Biden is expected to give an address on guns at the White House at 7:30 p.m. ET tonight.
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