New York health worker fatally shot in parking garage: ‘She didn’t deserve this’

A Northwell Well being employee was fatally shot in a Lengthy Island, New York, parking zone on Wednesday simply after 4 p.m., in response to authorities.

Nassau County police responded to stories of pictures fired on the decrease degree of a parking zone in North New Hyde Park and found Amelia Laguerre, 33, with a number of gunshot wounds upon arrival. Authorities transported the well being care employee from Queens to a close-by hospital, the place she was pronounced lifeless earlier than 5 p.m., police stated.

“As we mourn the tragic lack of our colleague to gun violence & await the result of the investigation, our safety workforce continues to work with police to make sure the protection of our sufferers & workers,” Northwell Well being stated in a Thursday assertion posted to Twitter. “We’re additionally offering entry to assist companies to get by means of this tough time.”

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Northwell Well being President and CEO Michael Dowling additionally issued a Thursday assertion on Twitter, calling Laguerre’s demise “heartbreaking.”

“We’re seeing first-hand the hazards of not successfully coping with the endemic of gun violence in our nation,” Dowling said. “As we mourn, we have now a accountability to coach others – gun violence is in our lane, and we have to enact change, now.”

Emily Laguerre Bennett, the sufferer’s mom, described her daughter as “joyful” and “candy” in a Friday Fb submit. She additionally thanked “everybody who confirmed as much as the hospital” and reached out throughout a “tough time of want.”

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“Yesterday was the toughest day of my life understanding that my baby was taken away from me,” Laguerre Bennett stated. “She did not deserve this I dont perceive how somebody can do that take a toddler away from her mom and take a mom away from a toddler i am so numb i am nonetheless in disbelief. She had a lot love in her she was a very good daughter,mom,sister,auntie,pal [sic].”

Laguerre’s demise got here simply days earlier than Dr. Madhu Subramanian, a 38-year-old surgeon at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Heart and an assistant professor of surgical procedure, was shot throughout an tried carjacking on his option to work round 7 a.m. 

Johns Hopkins leaders stated Subramanian has already been launched in an electronic mail to workers obtained by the Baltimore Solar.

Dr. Madhu Subramanian, a 38-year-old surgeon at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Heart and an assistant professor of surgical procedure, was on his option to work round 7 a.m. when he was shot throughout a carjacking.
(Johns Hopkins Drugs)

“Together with his permission, we will share that Dr. Madhu Subramanian, a trauma and acute care surgeon, was on his option to work at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Heart when the incident occurred close to the 3600 block of Loch Raven Boulevard,” Johns Hopkins Drugs CEO Paul Rothman and Johns Hopkins Well being System President Kevin Sowers wrote, in response to the paper. “Fortunately, Dr. Subramanian was not severely injured and has been handled and launched.”

Investigations into each shootings are ongoing.

Detectives are asking anybody with details about the incident to anonymously contact Nassau County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-244-TIPS. Moreover, anybody with details about the Baltimore capturing is requested to contact Baltimore detectives at (410) 396-2444. 

Fox Information’ Michael Ruiz and The Related Press contributed to this report.