Detective Dan Ferrin of the Miami-Dade Police Department told the Miami Herald the man, who was in his late 80s, called a woman on his phone early Jan. 4, telling her to come to Kindred Hospital South Florida-Coral Gables. The man and woman talked calmly, according to the report, and as the woman walked away, the man took out a gun and shot the woman “several times” before then shooting himself.
According to WPLG, the woman is related to the man’s girlfriend, who detectives said died at the hospital Jan. 3. Detectives said the man apparently was upset over the woman’s family changing the status of her will, and asked the woman to come to the hospital.
The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to Miami-based Jackson Memorial Hospital and is expected to survive, Detective Ferrin told the Miami Herald. The man died.
Charles Doten, CEO of Kindred Hospital South Florida-Coral Gables, released a statement following the incident, calling the situation “very sad and unfortunate,” according to the Miami Herald.
“A family dispute occurred in our lobby away from patient rooms,” Mr. Doten said, according to the Miami Herald. “Patient care was not impacted at any time. Upon learning of the altercation, we immediately contacted the police. We are fully cooperating with the authorities in the ongoing investigation.”
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