July 20, 20187 yr https://www.khou.com/article/news/local/hospital-identifies-doctor-shot-killed-while-riding-bike-in-medical-center/285-575876487 HOUSTON – Houston Methodist Hospital has released the identity of the doctor shot and killed Friday morning while riding a bike in the Texas Medical Center. Dr. Mark Hausknecht was shot by another man on a bike around 9 a.m. Friday in the 6600 block of Main Street near Texas Children’s Hospital. Dr. Hausknecht was a cardiologist who was an important member of the Houston Methodist staff and the DeBakey Heart & Vascular Center, the hospital said. The doctor specialized in cardiovascular disease and had been in practice for almost four decades. Jim McGrath, the spokesman for the family of President George H.W. Bush, said Dr. Hausknecht treated President Bush for heart arrhythmia in 2000. President Bush expressed his condolences to Dr. Hausknecht's family on Friday: "Mark was a fantastic cardiologist and a good man," President Bush said. "I will always be grateful for his exceptional, compassionate care. His family is in our prayers." Police are still looking for the suspect in the shooting who fled the scene on a bicycle. At the time of the shooting, witnesses told KHOU 11 a man wearing scrubs was riding his bike when he was shot by another cyclist. Dr. Hausknecht flagged down a passing ambulance for help as the shooter fled the scene. He was taken to Ben Taub Hospital where he later died. A security alert sent to Medical Center employees indicated the suspect was a white or Hispanic man wearing a dark jacket with a black ball cap and riding a blue mountain bike. UT Officers and HPD are checking the area for the suspect. Friday morning, the roadway remained partially blocked with heavy police presence and an active investigation. Police were looking over the victim's yellow bicycle on the sidewalk. Police briefly flocked to nearby Hermann Park in their search for the suspect, but the shooter was not located.
July 21, 20187 yr 47 minutes ago, Brothahorn said: Is it just me or has HTown stepped up the crazy violence since Art came to town? Don't ever get between Art and a TV camera or real crazy violence will ensue.
July 21, 20187 yr That is so fucked. My cousin is an anesthesiologist. She worked in the H-med center for years, and took a position in Albuquerque about six months ago. She’s who told me about it. She, and many others are distraught. Guy was apparently a pretty good dude. This sucks.
July 21, 20187 yr Cardiologists are always doing cardio. Can you imagine riding your bike to work in Houston right now. Sad.
July 21, 20187 yr 33 minutes ago, Lat22 said: This has to be a professional hit. It makes zero sense otherwise. What I was thinking. Bikes going in opposite directions, ride past each other, turn and shoot with most likely a short barreled auto-loader pistol, connect on both shots and vanish. Pretty good shooting.
July 21, 20187 yr Second major physician loss for Houston Methodist in as many years. The loss of the director of their Transplant Surgery program was bad enough (she was a victim of domestic violence). I'm interested to see what the investigation will turn up. I'm in the camp that it was a professional hit.
July 21, 20187 yr 7 minutes ago, Steel Shank said: Maybe the shooter hates bicyclists? Self loathing then? Interesting.
July 21, 20187 yr 3 hours ago, Lat22 said: This has to be a professional hit. It makes zero sense otherwise. agree. Exclusive photo of crime scene:
July 21, 20187 yr 4 minutes ago, phdhorn said: agree. Exclusive photo of crime scene: I'd ride that at deer lease.
July 21, 20187 yr Maybe the shooter hates bicyclists?Def not surprised that a cyclist was shot, but I did not expect to hear that it was another cyclist.
July 21, 20187 yr 16 hours ago, Homesickhorn said: That is so fucked. My cousin is an anesthesiologist. She worked in the H-med center for years, and took a position in Albuquerque about six months ago. She’s who told me about it. She, and many others are distraught. Guy was apparently a pretty good dude. This sucks. She shouldn't be distraught. She will get out of Albuquerque eventually.
July 21, 20187 yr This has to be a professional hit. It makes zero sense otherwise. I’ve been thinking the same thing. Especially after hearing when and how it all went down. 9am, rush hour in the med center, construction everywhere keeping car traffic at a standstill, dude passes him, then fires twice, and vanishes. I’m sure there are a fuckton if witnesses still being interviewed, but I’m worried that the shooter isn’t even in Houston, let alone Texas, at this point.
July 21, 20187 yr 43 minutes ago, woohorn said: 3 hours ago, Steel Shank said: Maybe the shooter hates bicyclists? Def not surprised that a cyclist was shot, but I did not expect to hear that it was another cyclist. No kidding! A cyclist-hating cyclist.
July 21, 20187 yr What the fuck was this doctor into that someone put out a hit on him? Disgruntled family member of a patient he treated that didn't make it maybe seems more plausible?
July 21, 20187 yr Quote From 2002 to 2013, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents (those requiring days off for an injured worker to recuperate) was more than four times greater in healthcare than in private industry on average. OSHA website on workplace violence in healthcare.
July 21, 20187 yr Gotta love Surly jumping straight to “pro hit”. Just as likely they nearly hit each other when passing, shooter feels Doc was at fault and road rages.
July 21, 20187 yr Author You think he got implants and flashed his headlights? Interesting theory, Navin. Edited July 21, 20187 yr by clapclapclap
July 21, 20187 yr 8 hours ago, Lat22 said: This has to be a professional hit. It makes zero sense otherwise. Casket manufacturing syndicate?
July 21, 20187 yr Knew the guy just a tad bit from seeing him/working with him at methodist a while back. Seemed nice. He was killed about 20 feet from my wifes office in the pavillion. She usually walks right by there at that exact same time every day on the way to work but we were on vacation for the last week the med center and that part of the med center is safe as shit. Ill be floored is this is some random act. Def. smells of a professional hit. The thing im most shocked about is that with all the cameras, traffic and people that they havent caught this guy yet. Also lends credence to the hit theory Edited July 21, 20187 yr by GreenspointTexas
July 21, 20187 yr 52 minutes ago, GreenspointTexas said: Knew the guy just a tad bit from seeing him/working with him at methodist a while back. Seemed nice. He was killed about 20 feet from my wifes office in the pavillion. She usually walks right by there at that exact same time every day on the way to work but we were on vacation for the last week the med center and that part of the med center is safe as shit. Ill be floored is this is some random act. Def. smells of a professional hit. The thing im most shocked about is that with all the cameras, traffic and people that they havent caught this guy yet. Also lends credence to the hit theory #humblebrag
July 21, 20187 yr Broad daylight with cameras around. The shooter will be in the cage pretty damn soon.
July 21, 20187 yr 4 hours ago, Newdoc said: OSHA website on workplace violence in healthcare. If you take out violence due to affairs and pissed off spouses of nurses and docs, I think the numbers would fall in line with other professionals.
July 22, 20187 yr Friend of mind (doctor) was shot in the neck over by the medical center while a med student. Maybe 8 years ago? Carjacker. She recovered in the "Presidential suite" at Ben Taub.
July 22, 20187 yr 9 hours ago, Hawndoh said: Gotta love Surly jumping straight to “pro hit”. Just as likely they nearly hit each other when passing, shooter feels Doc was at fault and road rages. Hey fuckstick, did you see me anywhere say it was a pro hit? Fuck no, shit for brains! I suppose it was an anti-cyclist cyclist. Fuck up much?
July 22, 20187 yr So, doctor is riding his bike like he does every day, dude rides his bike and passes doctor up, gets ahead of doctor, stops, turns, and shoots doctor then disappears. Yeah, sure, just random violence in Houston. Bullshit.
July 22, 20187 yr 15 hours ago, Wally Pryor said: Broad daylight with cameras around. The shooter will be in the cage pretty damn soon. He was out of the country before the crime scene tape came down. I don’t know if we’ll ever find out what the good doctor had going on behind the scenes, but it got him killed.
July 23, 20187 yr On 7/21/2018 at 11:17 PM, Steel Shank said: Hey fuckstick, did you see me anywhere say it was a pro hit? Fuck no, shit for brains! I suppose it was an anti-cyclist cyclist. Fuck up much? I’m talking about posts 10, 12, and 22. I never mentioned you. Take a step back, calm down and have a sandwich.
July 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Hawndoh said: I’m talking about posts 10, 12, and 22. I never mentioned you. Take a step back, calm down and have a sandwich. It was faux outrage. Should have worded it a bit better. No ill will intended.
July 23, 20187 yr I thought that maybe. But I hadn’t had coffee yet. It did seem out of character, no mention of snatch at all.
July 23, 20187 yr 1 hour ago, Steel Shank said: It was faux outrage. Should have worded it a bit better. No ill will intended. Please go treat yourself to a tall boy of Bud Light.
July 24, 20187 yr Wish sofakingjive was here to weigh in. Probably GHWB all hopped up and meds let something go on accident. CIA sends a mechanic to fix the doc. CIA then informs the bush family that GHWB will no longer be given any meds that could prolong his life because he is now a liability. Bush dies by end of year. 15-20 years from now the rest of the Kennedy files are released and we learn that daddy bush was point man on organizing the assassination. seems pretty cut and dry to me.
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