Employee Kills Nursing Home Resident, Turns Gun on Self
According to the New York Post, a staff nurse at a Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania nursing home allegedly shot a resident to death earlier this month and then killed herself.
The Post reported that the 42-year-old licensed practical nurse brought a semi-automatic handgun to her shift on November 4 and fired a shot at a 79-year-old resident, killing him. The nurse then shot herself. The incident took place during a night shift at Abington Manor.
“What caused the person to act in this manner, what reasons, what relationship there was between this resident and the staff employee, we just don’t know, and we may never know,” South Abington Township Police Chief Robert Gerrity told the Scranton Times-Tribune.
The nurse had reportedly worked at the facility since 2011 and there was no indication that she was disgruntled. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Call a Rockland County Nursing Home Lawyer
This is a disturbing story. Whenever a resident is injured or killed at a nursing home, his or her family should seek legal counsel, as a wrongful death or personal injury lawsuit may be necessary. Nursing homes have an obligation to protect residents from the threat of violence—this includes taking measures to hire employees who have been properly screened.
If you have a loved one that has been injured because of nursing home abuse or neglect, contact our firm for a free consultation. We have obtained multi-million settlements and verdicts for our clients.
The Post reported that the 42-year-old licensed practical nurse brought a semi-automatic handgun to her shift on November 4 and fired a shot at a 79-year-old resident, killing him. The nurse then shot herself. The incident took place during a night shift at Abington Manor.
“What caused the person to act in this manner, what reasons, what relationship there was between this resident and the staff employee, we just don’t know, and we may never know,” South Abington Township Police Chief Robert Gerrity told the Scranton Times-Tribune.
The nurse had reportedly worked at the facility since 2011 and there was no indication that she was disgruntled. An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Call a Rockland County Nursing Home Lawyer
This is a disturbing story. Whenever a resident is injured or killed at a nursing home, his or her family should seek legal counsel, as a wrongful death or personal injury lawsuit may be necessary. Nursing homes have an obligation to protect residents from the threat of violence—this includes taking measures to hire employees who have been properly screened.
If you have a loved one that has been injured because of nursing home abuse or neglect, contact our firm for a free consultation. We have obtained multi-million settlements and verdicts for our clients.
Adams Law Firm, P.C. – Rockland County Nursing Home Attorneys
Source: http://nypost.com/2013/11/05/murder-suicide-eyed-in-nursing-home-shooting/ 