Oregon hospital sued for $35m by family of security guard shot dead in hallway

13/11/2024 11:00 The Guardian

Suit claims Legacy Good Samaritan hospital ignored signs that could have prevented Bobby Smallwood’s deathThe family of an Oregon hospital security guard who was shot to death while protecting a maternity ward from an attacker during the summer of 2023 is suing the medical facility for $35m in damages, saying it ignored warning signs that could have prevented the killing if addressed.In the days before the killing of 44-year-old Bobby Smallwood made international news headlines, staffers at Portland’s Legacy Good Samaritan hospital made five separate complaints to administrators against the man later charged with his murder, PoniaX Calles, according to the lawsuit from the victim’s family, which was filed on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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