Photos: Baton Rouge native Dr. Katherine Dodson killed after being held hostage in Austin
Baton Rouge native and LSU graduate Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered in Austin by a colleague with a terminal cancer diagnosis Wednesday after taking hostages at the office.
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Dr. Katie Sanford, left, and nurse Kristina Shira console each other at Children's Medical Group Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS207
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A sign is left at a memorial Children's Medical Group Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS205
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Allie Porter says a prayer at Children's Medical Group on Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS206
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A balloon and cards are left at a memorial Children's Medical Group on Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS208
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Dr. Jessica Mowry, from left, Dr. Katie Sanford, nurse practitioner Amber Mercer and nurse practitioner Annie Croft console each other at Children's Medical Group on Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS209
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Nurse practitioner Amber Mercer, from left, Dr. Katie Sanford, Dr. Brandi Loomis and Dr. Jessica Mowry console each other at Children's Medical Group on Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A group of doctors and nurses from Pediatrics Associates of Austin visited the memorial to pay their respects to Dodson. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS211
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Doctors and nurses from Pediatrics Associates of Austin gather at a memorial to pay their respects to Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson at Children's Medical Group on Wednesday Jan. 27, 2021, where Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS210
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Dr. Ashley Gonzalez, left, consoles Dr. Katie Sanford at Children's Medical Group on West 35th Street on Wednesday January 27, 2021, where Dr. Katherine Lindley Dodson was murdered. A physician with a terminal cancer diagnosis killed a pediatrician and then himself after taking hostages at a doctor's office in Austin, police said Wednesday. (Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP) ORG XMIT: TXAUS212
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