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Patient Fatally Shoots Surgeon In Collierville, TN

Jul 12, 2023 | 10:36 AM

A patient fatally shot a surgeon in Collierville, Tennessee.  It happened around 2pm Tuesday inside an exam room at the Campbell Clinic.  The deceased has been identified as 43-year-old orthopedic surgeon Dr. Benjamin Mauck.   The shooter, 29-year-old Larry Pickens, was arrested within in 5 minutes of killing the doctor.  He still had the gun when he was apprehended. Pickens has been charged with First Degree Murder, Aggravated Assault and bond was set at $1.2 million.  Authorities did not say why Pickens was at the clinic or give a motive for the deadly shooting.