Michael Louis, the St. Francis Hospital shooter recognized by Tulsa, Oklahoma police Thursday morning, particularly focused Dr. Preston Phillips, one of many 4 victims he fatally shot, police mentioned.

Tulsa Police Chief Wendell Franklin mentioned throughout a information convention that 45-year-old Louis had a letter that mentioned he meant to kill Phillips and "anybody who stood in the best way."

Police mentioned that Louis wrote that he was affected by ache and requested for reduction. Louis was a affected person of Philips who had just lately undergone again surgical procedure and continued to complain about again ache that he skilled after the surgical procedure.

Louis, 45, killed 4 folks on the hospital's Natalie Medical Constructing, together with Phillips, Dr. Stephanie Husen, Amanda Glenn, and William Love, in accordance with the police.

Tulsa shooter targeted doctor
Michael Louis, the shooter who killed 4 folks at St. Francis hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, particularly focused a physician as certainly one of his victims after he continued complaining about again ache. Pictured above, police reply to the scene of a mass capturing at St. Francis Hospital on June 1 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Picture by J Pat Carter/Getty Photos

Phillips carried out the surgical procedure on Louis, in accordance with Franklin. Louis was later launched from the hospital on Might 24, however known as "a number of" instances complaining about again ache and "needed further remedy."

Louis went to see Phillips once more on Tuesday for added remedy and known as his workplace in a while Wednesday to complain about continued again ache and requested for added assist.

Louis' niece advised the Day by day Beast that the police did not instantly inform her what the observe mentioned however "verified" that the shooter was her uncle.

"We're so distraught," mentioned the girl, who requested to not be recognized, citing the "heinous" nature of the capturing. "I do not even wish to be related as a result of I am so disgusted," she advised The Day by day Beast.

"It is simply so surprising. Like, if he had killed himself, OK. However these harmless folks, that is what I am hurting about," Louis' niece added. "Nobody in our household, like no person in our household, has this kind of habits. Nobody."

On Wednesday, the Tulsa Police Division mentioned that officers "responded to a name a couple of man armed with a rifle on the Natalie Constructing at St. Francis Hospital" on Wednesday afternoon. Police mentioned that the incident later became an energetic shooter state of affairs.

Later, the Tulsa police confirmed on Twitter that 5 folks have been useless, together with Louis. Initially, police mentioned 4 folks had been killed in the assault, however about an hour later, they up to date the demise toll to 5.

The law enforcement officials, who arrived on the scene a couple of minutes after the capturing broke out on the second ground of the constructing, discovered Louis useless. Police imagine Louis took his personal life, in accordance with CNN. Based on studies, police mentioned that fewer than 10 folks suffered non-life-threatening accidents within the assault.

An AR-15-style semiautomatic rifle and a handgun have been discovered subsequent to Louis within the room the place he was discovered alongside two of the victims.

Franklin mentioned on Thursday that Louis reportedly went to a neighborhood gun retailer on Wednesday to buy the rifle round 2 p.m. earlier than heading to the hospital. Based on studies, authorities mentioned that Louis reportedly bought the handgun on Might 29.

Replace 6/2/22 1:25 p.m. ET: This story has been up to date with further data.