HORROR: Man Guns Down Top Tennessee Surgeon in Examination Room
A Memphis man gunned down a Tennessee surgeon in an exam room on Tuesday.
The killer, 29-year-old Larry Pickens, was reportedly a patient of Campbell Clinic Orthopedics and threatened one of the staffers for a week before fatally shooting Dr. Benjamin Mauck.
Pickens was charged with first-degree murder and aggravated assault, WREG reported.
According to the Collierville Police Department, Pickens pulled a gun from his waistband and shot Dr. Mauck three times in an exam room at the clinic on Poplar Avenue.
Dr. Mauck’s tragic death is a huge loss to the community.
According to The New York Post, Dr. Mauck was named on Memphis Magazine’s 2023 Top Doctor List last week.