Search warrant details opioid use by alleged Buffalo clinic shooter
In a request to obtain Gregory Ulrich s medical records, a veteran investigator says he believes dependence on pain medication played a role in the shooting. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 10:12 PM CST February 19, 2021
BUFFALO, Minnesota In an application for a search warrant to obtain Gregory Ulrich s medical records, a veteran investigator says evidence suggests dependence on pain medication played a role in the mass shooting at a clinic in Buffalo.
Wright County Deputy Patrick Bailey says in the application that a plastic bag containing six oxycodone pills was recovered during a search of Ulrich s room at the Super 8 Motel, following the shooting that killed one and injured four more.
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The fatal shooting at a medical clinic in Buffalo last week is reigniting anxiety about hospital safety and raising new concerns about how best to deal with irate patients vowing violence.
At Hennepin Healthcare s Whittier Clinic in south Minneapolis, a group of staffers convened the day after the shooting to share their concerns about safety from outside threats. It s stressful, said Ursula Reynoso, program supervisor of Aqui Para Ti, an office within the clinic for Latino youths and their families. Anything that happens anywhere with any type of violence, we think something else could never happen in Whittier.
Wack job Minnesota gunman, 67, who killed a nurse and wounded four others at health center had threatened mass shooting there TWO YEARS ago - forcing doctor to get restraining order after stopping his opioid prescription
Gregory Paul Ulrich, from Buffalo, had a vendetta against the Allina Health Clinic on Crossroads Campus Drive in Wright County, Buffalo, and its staff
His vendetta is said to have stemmed from doctors refusal to give him opioids for a back injury
Ulrich vowed to do something big and sensational so that it makes an impact
He made threats against four Allina clinics, including threats of a mass shooting, according to a police report